Benjamin Way (1740–1808) of

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was an English politician, Member of Parliament for in 1765. The son of Lewis Way F.R.S., director of the

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by his third wife Abigail, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1758. He was a Fellow of the

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, elected 1771, and of the

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. He acted as

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in 1777; was President of

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; and was Sub-Governor of the South Sea Company.

Family

By his wife Elizabeth Anne, daughter of William Cooke, Provost of

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, he had seven sons and nine daughters.

Lewis Way Lewis Way (1772–1840) was an English barrister and churchman, noted for his Christian outreach to the Jewish people. He is not to be confused with his grandfather, also called Lewis Way, a director of the South Sea Company. Life Lewis Way was b ...

was the second son.

Gregory Holman Bromley Way Sir Gregory Holman Bromley Way (1776–1844) was an English lieutenant-general. Life Gregory, born in London on 28 December 1776, was the fifth son of Benjamin Way (1740–1808), FRS, of Denham Place, Buckinghamshire, MP for Bridport in 1765, ...

was the fifth son. His daughter Catherine married Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Bt. (b. 20 Mar 1772, d. 10 Mar 1831).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Way, Benjamin 1740 births 1808 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London