Robert Williams (23 January 1811 – 7 June 1890)
was a
Conservative Party
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politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Williams was born on 23 January 1811. He was the eldest son of the English banker and politician
Robert Williams MP and the former Frances Turner of Putney. He later inherited the Bridehead estate near
Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester ( ) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the ...
, his father purchased around 1797.
Career
He was elected as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Dorchester at the
1835 general election,
and held the seat until he stepped down from the
House of Commons
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at the
1841 general election.
In 1855 he was appointed
Sheriff of Dorset
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On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government ...
.
Personal life
He had married twice: firstly to Mary Anne Cunningham, the daughter of Rev.
John William Cunningham
John William Cunningham (1780–1861) was an evangelical clergyman of the Church of England. He was known also as a writer and an editor.
Life
Cunningham was born in London on 3 January 1780. He was educated at private schools, his last tutor bei ...
, the Vicar of Harrow, on 7 September 1847. Before her death on 1 September 1855, they had two sons and three daughters, including:
[
* Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet (1848–1943), who married Rosa Walker Simes, daughter of Nathaniel Simes.]John Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven, 8th Earl of Melville DL JP (18 December 1786 – 16 September 1876) was a Scottish peer and soldier.
Early life
John Thornton was born on 18 December 1786. He was the son of Alexander Leslie-M ...
and Harriet, Countess of Leven (a daughter of Samuel Thornton MP).[
Williams died at Bridehead in Dorset in 1890. His widow, Lady Emily Williams, died on 10 March 1896.
]
Descendants
Through his son, Sir Robert, has a grandfather of Sir Philip Williams, 2nd Baronet
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(1884–1958), who married Margaret Peek, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Peek, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Augusta Louisa Brodrick (a daughter of William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton
William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton (6 January 1830 – 18 April 1907), was an Irish peer, landowner and Conservative politician in both Houses of Parliament, entering first the Commons for two years.
Early life
Midleton was born on 6 Januar ...
).
References
External links
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1811 births
1890 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
High Sheriffs of Dorset