William Beach (24 July 1783 – 22 November 1856), of
Oakley Hall, Hampshire
Oakley Hall is a Georgian manor in Oakley, Hampshire, located to the west of Basingstoke. Completed in 1795 by Wither Bramston, the building is now a hotel and conference centre . It is located in a wooded park intersected by the
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Keevil, Wiltshire, was a British politician. From 1790 to 1833 he was known as William Hicks Beach.
Biography
He was born William Hicks, second son of
Michael Hicks of
Beverston Castle and Williamstrip Park, Gloucestershire, and his wife Henrietta Maria, only daughter of William Beach of
Netheravon
Netheravon is a village and civil parish on the River Avon and A345 road, about north of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire, South West England. It is within Salisbury Plain.
The village is on the right (west) bank of the Avon, opposite Fit ...
, Wiltshire. On 23 June 1790 his father adopted the additional name and arms of Beach. Hicks Beach sat in Parliament for
Malmesbury from 1812 to 1817; his father was MP for
Cirencester at the same time. On 24 June 1838 Hicks Beach assumed the name of Beach only, by Royal Licence.
[
Hicks Beach was married on 1 February 1826 to Jane Henrietta, daughter of John Browne of ]Salperton
Salperton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hazleton, in the Cotswolds about east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It is also known as Cold Salperton, owing to its exposed position. In 1931 the parish had ...
, Gloucestershire. They had three children: William Wither Bramston Beach
William Wither Bramston Beach (25 December 1826 – 3 August 1901) was an English Conservative politician, who served in the House of Commons for 44 years between 1857 and 1901, becoming Father of the House of Commons in 1899.
Birth and educati ...
(1826–1901), also an MP; Mary Jane (died 4 November 1903), who married Sir Wyndham Spencer Portal Wyndham may refer to:
* Wyndham (name), a surname and given name
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* City of Wyndham, an LGA in Victoria
*Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, a LGA in Western Australia
*Wyndham Important Bird Area, Western Australia
*Wyndham, New Sout ...
, 1st Baronet; and Henrietta Maria (died 26 October 1905), who married Colonel Sir John Williams Wallington
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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KCB. His wife died on 11 August 1831.['' Burke's Peerage'' 1949]
p. 1758
References
1783 births
1856 deaths
William
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1812–1818
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