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⚫ '''Sir Edward Birkbeck, 1st Baronet''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCVO|DL}} (11 October 1838 – 2 September 1908) was a ] ] in the ].
⚫ He was born in 1838 and served as Conservative MP for ] from 1879 (being returned at a by-election followingthe death of Colonel Duff) to 1885 and for ] from 1885 to 1892. He was defeated in the ] by ]. He was created a baronet, of Horstead Hall, Norfolk on 9 March 1886. The baronetage became extinct in 1907 on his death.


==Biography==
⚫ Birkbeck was born in 1838 and served as Conservative MP for ] from 1879 (being returned at a by-election following the death of Colonel Duff) to 1885 and for ] from 1885 to 1892. He was defeated in the ] by ]. He was created a baronet, of ], in the parish of ], in the ] on 9 March 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25564 |date=2 March 1886 |page=1027}}</ref> The baronetage became extinct in 1908 on his death.
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Birkbeck resided at ], a mansion located in extensive and secluded grounds outside ], ], remodelled in the ] in 1835. He entertained ] there on at least one occasion (1887), and bred ] there. Sir Edward greatly improved the farm buildings, adding, among other things, a watertower in the ] that remains a local landmark, cottages and one of the two lodges facing towards ]. Birkbeck resided at ], a mansion located in extensive and secluded grounds outside ], ], remodelled in the ] in 1835. He entertained ] there on at least one occasion (1887), and bred ] there. Sir Edward greatly improved the farm buildings, adding, among other things, a watertower in the ] that remains a local landmark, cottages and one of the two lodges facing towards ].


Sir Edward served as, among other things, President of the ]. Sir Edward served as, among other things, President of the ], and Chairman of the ].


In June 1902 he was on board German torpedo boat ''S. 42'' when it sank off ], after it was accidentally run over by the steam ship ''SS Frisby''. Sir Edward had been granted passage in the torpedo boat from ] to Cuxhaven, returning from the Dover to Heligoland yacht race, and survived unharmed, though the captain and several German crew members drowned.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=26 June 1902 |page=9 |issue=36804}}</ref>
⚫ Sir Edward Birkbeck died on 2 September 1907. The Horstead Hall estate passed to a collateral branch of the family. His wife survived him. A branch of the family still resides in the area, at ], a mansion in much the same style between ] and ].

⚫ Sir Edward Birkbeck died on 2 September 1908. The Horstead Hall estate passed to a collateral branch of the family. His wife survived him. A branch of the family still resides in the area, at ], a mansion in much the same style between ] and ].


== References == == References ==
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"the fisherman's friend"
Birkbeck as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, August 1885

Sir Edward Birkbeck, 1st Baronet KCVO DL (11 October 1838 – 2 September 1908) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Birkbeck was born in 1838 and served as Conservative MP for North Norfolk from 1879 (being returned at a by-election following the death of Colonel Duff) to 1885 and for East Norfolk from 1885 to 1892. He was defeated in the 1892 general election by Sir Robert Price. He was created a baronet, of Horstead Hall, in the parish of Horstead, in the County of Norfolk on 9 March 1886. The baronetage became extinct in 1908 on his death.

Escutcheon of the Birkbeck baronets of Horstead Hall

Birkbeck resided at Horstead Hall, a mansion located in extensive and secluded grounds outside Horstead, Norfolk, remodelled in the Tudor style in 1835. He entertained Lord Salisbury there on at least one occasion (1887), and bred Jersey cattle there. Sir Edward greatly improved the farm buildings, adding, among other things, a watertower in the Italian style that remains a local landmark, cottages and one of the two lodges facing towards Buxton.

Sir Edward served as, among other things, President of the National Sea Fisheries Protection Association, and Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

In June 1902 he was on board German torpedo boat S. 42 when it sank off Cuxhaven, after it was accidentally run over by the steam ship SS Frisby. Sir Edward had been granted passage in the torpedo boat from Heligoland to Cuxhaven, returning from the Dover to Heligoland yacht race, and survived unharmed, though the captain and several German crew members drowned.

Sir Edward Birkbeck died on 2 September 1908. The Horstead Hall estate passed to a collateral branch of the family. His wife survived him. A branch of the family still resides in the area, at Rippon Hall, a mansion in much the same style between Buxton and Reepham.

References

  1. "No. 25564". The London Gazette. 2 March 1886. p. 1027.
  2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 9.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byJames Duff
Sir Edmund Lacon 		Member of Parliament for North Norfolk
1879 – 1885
With: Sir Edmund Lacon 		Succeeded byHerbert Cozens-Hardy
New constituency Member of Parliament for East Norfolk
1885 – 1892 		Succeeded bySir Robert Price
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Horstead Hall)
1886–1908 		Extinct
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