Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet (4 January 1829 – 26 November 1898)
was a British
Conservative Party politician.
Career
He was elected as a
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
at the
1857 general election,
and held the seat until he
resigned
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on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds)
in order to contest a by-election for
South Lincolnshire.
He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becoming
Steward of the Manor of Northstead
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.
Personal life
In 1863, William married
Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by who he had three children. He died on 26 November 1898.
See also
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Welby baronets
References
External links
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1829 births
1898 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire
UK MPs 1857–1859
UK MPs 1859–1865
UK MPs 1865–1868
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs 1874–1880
UK MPs 1880–1885
Members of Kesteven County Council
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