Background
Ffolkes was the son of Martin William Browne ffolkes and his wife Henrietta Bridget Wale, daughter of Sir Charles Wale of Little Shelford Cambridgeshire.
Ffolkes was the son of Martin William Browne ffolkes and his wife Henrietta Bridget Wale, daughter of Sir Charles Wale of Little Shelford Cambridgeshire.
He was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
He was a captain in the Norfolk Artillery Militia and was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant. In 1876 he was High Sheriff of Norfolk. Ffolkes stood for parliament unsuccessfully at King"s Lynn in 1874.
He held the seat until 1885.
He became chairman of Norfolk County Council and was awarded Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1909. Ffolkes lived at Hillington Hall and died at the age of 64.
Ffolkes married Emily Charlotte Elwes, daughter of Robert Elwes of Congham House, Norfolk in 1875.
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At the 1880 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for King"s Lynn.