Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British

Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...

MP for Denbigh Boroughs and

East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the extreme northeast of the county, the civ ...

. He was a member of the

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Early life

West was born in 1799 in

Hanover Square, London Hanover Square is a green square in Mayfair, Westminster, south west of Oxford Circus where Oxford Street meets Regent Street. Six streets converge on the square which include Harewood Place with links to Oxford Street, Princes Street, Hanover S ...

. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria

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. He attended

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and

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, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.

Political career

West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from

1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly. * January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island o ...

to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from

1847 Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont ...

to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.

Family

His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope. Her parents were

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA (10 November 1755 – 29 August 1815), known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Spain between 1784 and 1787, Master ...

(1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, KG, PC (13 September 173419 November 1796), of Longleat in Wiltshire, was a British politician who held office under King George III. He served as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant ...

. His second marriage was on 11 September 1827 to

Theresa Cornwallis Whitby Theresa Cornwallis West (née Whitby; 1806–1886) (''Mrs F. West'') was a British author. She is most noted for her ''A Summer Visit to Ireland in 1846'' and wrote stories for children, young adults and even a novel for adults (''The Doom of Doola ...

, the only daughter of Captain John Whitby RN, and Mary Anna Theresa Symonds, had children: *a son (September 1828 – December 1828) *Frederick Myddelton West (31 August 1830 – 13 August 1868) *Georgiana Theresa Ella West (28 December 1831 – ?), married to Warren Peacocke (1822–1877), son of Vice-Admiral Richard Peacocke. *Florence West (2 November 1833 – 1 June 1906) *

William Cornwallis-West William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in th ...

(20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), who later became an MP for West Denbighshire *Theresa Lucy Sophia Elphinstone West (9 August 1839 – ?)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Frederick Richard 1799 births 1862 deaths

Frederick Richard West Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead. He was a member of the Canterbury Association. Early life West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third ...

Frederick Richard Members of the Canterbury Association Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Tory MPs (pre-1834)