Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872) was an English Whig politician.

Life

The eldest son of

Christopher Wyvill Christopher Wyvill (1740–1822) was an English cleric and landowner, a political reformer who inspired the formation of the ''Yorkshire Association'' movement in 1779. The American Revolutionary War had forced the government of Lord North to ...

by his second marriage, to Sarah Codling, he was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

, where he matriculated in 1810. He stood for election to parliament at in 1820, calling himself a "moderate reformer". In difficulty financially, he did not stand again in 1830.

Family

Wyvill married Rachel Milnes, second daughter of

Richard Slater Milnes Richard Slater Milnes (December 1759 – 2 June 1804) was an English heir, landowner and politician. The heir to a cloth fortune, he served in the British Parliament, where he championed the abolitionist cause. Early life Richard Slater Milnes ...

MP of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire. They had three sons and four daughters. The eldest son

Marmaduke ''Marmaduke'' is a newspaper comic strip revolving around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke, drawn by Brad Anderson from June 1954 to 2015. Publication history The strip was created by Anderson, and sold to the John F. Dille ...

, also a Member of Parliament, is known as a chess player.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wyvill, Marmaduke 1791 births 1872 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Politicians from York