William Poyntz (high Sheriff)

	William Poyntz (high Sheriff) William Poyntz may refer to: * William Stephen Poyntz, 19th-century English politician * William Poyntz (high sheriff), 18th-century English High Sheriff of Berkshire {{Hndis, Poyntz, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Stephen Poyntz William Stephen Poyntz (20 January 1770 – 8 April 1840) was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1800 and 1837. Early life Poyntz was the son of William Poyntz of Midgham (d.1809) by his wife Isabella (d.1805), daughter and co-heir of Kellond Courtenay of Painsford in Devon. His father, the eldest son of the courtier and diplomat Stephen Poyntz, was a brother of Georgiana Spencer, Countess Spencer, and hence William Stephen Poyntz's paternal first cousins were George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire and the Countess of Bessborough. His maternal first cousins and brothers-in law (through the marriages of his sisters Isabella and Carolina) were Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork, and Vice-Admiral Sir Courtenay Boyle. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1787. Career In June 1800, Poyntz was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans and held the seat until the 1807 genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Poyntz (high Sheriff) William Poyntz may refer to: * William Stephen Poyntz, 19th-century English politician * William Poyntz (high sheriff), 18th-century English High Sheriff of Berkshire {{Hndis, Poyntz, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]