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William Beckett may refer to: *William Beckett (British politician) (1784–1863), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds and Ripon *Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (Ernest William Beckett, 1856–1917), British politician, sometimes referred to as William Beckett *William Beckett (engineer) (1862–1956), British railway engineer and soldier *Gervase Beckett (William Gervase Beckett, 1866–1937), English politician *William Beckett (Australian politician) (1870–1965), Victorian state politician *William Beckett (singer) (born 1985), American singer, frontman of the band The Academy Is... See also *William à Beckett (1806–1869), Chief Justice of Victoria, Australia *Billy Beckett (1915–1998), English footballer *Beckett (other) *William Becket (1684–1738), English surgeon and antiquary {{hndis, Beckett, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beckett (British Politician)
William Beckett (1784 – 26 January 1863) was an English Conservative politician Life William Beckett was born in 1784 at Gledhow Hall, Leeds, one of eight sons and three daughters of Sir John Beckett (1743–1846) a banker who later became Mayor of Leeds and a baronet and his wife Mary Wilson. In 1841 Beckett married Frances Ingram and they had no children.Lori Beckett (2007) ''City of Leeds Training College, Continuity and Change 1907–2007'' Leeds Metropolitan University Note: there are two books with this number and Amazon gives the other. Use ASIN B007SBV6FC He died 26 January 1863 at Brighton.''Daily News'' (London, England), Wednesday, 28 January 1863; Issue 5217 "Death of Mr. W. Beckett" Career Beckett was an active partner in his father's bank, Old Bank in Leeds from 1840, it was known as Beckett's Bank from 1805. On their father's death, William and his brother Christopher (who also served as Mayor of Leeds) took over the family business. John Smith of Burley Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |