of Lancashire, Codrington himself stood aside to allow him to represent Greenwich. Family In 1836 he married Mary Ames and together they went on to have two sons and two daughters. His son, Alfred, also joined the Army, commanding a Home Service army during the First World War; his daughter Mary married William Earle, an Army officer killed commanding the forces the Battle of Kirbekan. The other two children died young. References Attribution Sources Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832–1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976) External links 1804 births 1884 deaths Burials in Surrey British Army generals Coldstream Guards officers Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies British Army personnel of the Crimean War Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy Governors of Gibraltar UK MPs 1857–1859 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) officers Members of the Metropolitan Board of Works Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 1st class Codrington family