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Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, 1st Baronet (29 January 1841 – 18 November 1911) was an English stock broker, art collector and
/ref> He was an art collector, and one of the founders of the National Telephone Company. He was commodore of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club and a member of the council of the Yacht Racing Association. In the 1885 general election, Quilter was elected
Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, Quilter, William Cuthbert
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Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, 1st Baronet (29 January 1841 – 18 November 1911) was an English stock broker, art collector and Liberal
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/ Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.
Life
Quilter was born at Finsbury, the son of William Quilter (1808–1888) and his wife Elizabeth Harriet Cuthbert. His father was a prominent accountant with the firm of Quilter, Ball & Co and was instrumental in the foundation of the Institute of Accountants. Quilter was educated privately. He became a stockbroker and would eventually head the firm of Quilter Balfour & Co.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886/ref> He was an art collector, and one of the founders of the National Telephone Company. He was commodore of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club and a member of the council of the Yacht Racing Association. In the 1885 general election, Quilter was elected
Member of Parliament
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as a Liberal
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, and was returned in 1886
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as a Liberal Unionist. In 1886, he introduced a bill 'for better securing the Purity of Beer'. He held the seat until 1906.
Quilter built Bawdsey Manor
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in 1886 and established a steam powered chain ferry (Bawdsey Ferry
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Bawdsey Ferry
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) in 1894 to cross the River Deben and provide access to Felixstowe railway station
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which ran until 1931. He enlarged the manor house in 1895. He also owned Hintlesham Hall. Quilter was created a baronet
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on 13 September 1897.
Quilter married Mary Ann Bevington in 1867. Their eldest son Cuthbert
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succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Sudbury. His second son, Lt. Col. John Arnold Cuthbert Quilter served in the Royal Naval Division in World War 1, and was killed at Gallipoli on 6 May 1915. Quilter's battalion had included the poet Rupert Brooke, who had died of illness on 23 April. Another son Roger Quilter was a composer. Quilter's younger brother Harry was an eminent art critic. Quilter died at the age of 70.
References
External links
*Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, Quilter, William Cuthbert
1841 births 1911 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Stockbrokers Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub