William Molesworth (Irish Politician)
William Molesworth may refer to: * Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet (1758–1798), MP for Cornwall 1784–90 * Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet (1810–1855), British politician * William Molesworth (British Army officer) (1894–1955), World War I flying ace * William Nassau Molesworth (1816–1890), English clergyman and historian See also * Molesworth (other) Molesworth may refer to: Places *Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, a village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England *Molesworth (crater), a crater on Mars *Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm *Molesworth Street, Dublin, Ireland *Moleswor ...

Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet
Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet (30 June 1758 – 22 February 1798) was one of the Molesworth baronets of Pencarrow, Cornwall and a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 and 1790. Early life Molesworth was the son of Sir John Molesworth, 5th Baronet who was previously MP for Cornwall. He was educated at Eton College from 1769 to 1774 and matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1776. He succeeded his father in the Baronetcy as 6th Baronet on 20 October 1775. He married Catherine Treby, daughter of Paul Henry Ourry on 27 May 1786. Political career Molesworth was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Cornwall in a by-election on 25 February 1784. He was returned again unopposed at the 1784 general election. He spoke progressively more frequently and pursued an independent line. In September 1789, Molesworth saw he would be opposed at the 1790 general election and decided not to stand. He said: "You called me unsolicited on my par ...
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Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet
Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet, (23 May 181022 October 1855) was a Radical British politician, who served in the coalition cabinet of The Earl of Aberdeen from 1853 until his death in 1855 as First Commissioner of Works and then Secretary of State for the Colonies. Much later, when justifying to the Queen his own new appointments, Gladstone told her: "For instance, even in Ld Aberdeen's Govt, in 52, Sir William Molesworth had been selected, at that time, a very advanced Radical, but who was perfectly harmless, & took little, or no part... He said these people generally became very moderate, when they were in office", which she admitted had been the case. Background Molesworth was born in London and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1823. He was educated privately before entering St John's College, Cambridge as a fellow commoner. Moving to Trinity College, he fought a duel with his tutor, and was sent down from the university. He also studied abroad and at Edinburgh Univers ...
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William Molesworth (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant Colonel William Earle Molesworth (14 March 1894 – 22 October 1955) was a British First World War flying ace credited with eighteen aerial victories. Biography Molesworth was born on 14 March 1894, the son of Lieutenant Colonel William Molesworth , of the Indian Medical Service, and Winifred Anne Weeks. He attended Marlborough College from 1908 to 1912, then trained for an army career at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, from 1912 to 1914. On 8 August 1914, four days after Britain entered the First World War, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Munster Fusiliers. From October 1914 Molesworth served in the trenches on the Western Front in France. He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 November 1914, later backdated to 30 August 1914. He was wounded in December, but returned to duty and served with the Fusiliers until March 1916. Molesworth was then seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, and was appointed a flying officer on 26 Decemb ...
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William Nassau Molesworth
William Nassau Molesworth (8 November 1816 – 19 December 1890) was an English priest, historian and vegan. He was a priest for the Church of England's parish church in Manchester. Background and life He was the eldest son of John Edward Nassau Molesworth, vicar of Rochdale, Lancashire, and his first wife Harriet; William was born 8 November 1816, at Millbrook, near Southampton, where his father then held a curacy. The engineer Guilford Lindsey Molesworth was his brother. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and at St. John's College, Cambridge and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where as a senior optime, he graduated B.A. in 1839. In 1842, he proceeded to the degree of M.A., and in 1883 the University of Glasgow gave him its LL.D. degree. Molesworth was ordained in 1839, and became curate to his father in Rochdale. In 1841 the warden and fellows of the Manchester Collegiate Church presented him to the incumbency of St. Andrew's Church, Travis Street, Ancoa ...
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