Sir William Domville, 1st Baronet (26 December 1742 – 8 February 1833) was

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for 1813–14. He was born in

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, the son of Charles Domville of London and was a descendant of William Domville, elder brother of Gilbert Domvile, ancestor of the Domvile baronets of Templeogue. He set up in business as a bookseller in London before returning to live in St Albans. He was Master of the

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, a Sheriff of London for 1804–05 and

for 1813–14. In 1805 he was elected an Alderman of Queenhithe Ward and made a baronet in 1814. He died on 8 February 1833 and was buried in

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. He had married Sally, the daughter of Archibald Finney and had two sons and five daughters.

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dumville.orgAn obituary can be found in The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 103 By Edward Cave, John Nichols p 271-3
1742 births 1833 deaths People from St Albans English merchants Sheriffs of the City of London 19th-century lord mayors of London 19th-century English politicians Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

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