William Holbech (1748 – 6 July 1812) was an

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politician from

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. He sat in the

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for two years in the 1790s. He was the oldest son of Hugh Holbech of Whitley Hall and his wife Catherine, daughter of Col. Robert Cornewall. He was educated at

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, and

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. In 1772, he married Anne, the daughter of William Woodhouse, from

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; they had five sons and two daughters. In 1771, aged 23, he inherited (from his uncle William Holbech) his grandfather's estates at

Farnborough Hall Farnborough Hall is a country house in Warwickshire, England near to the town of Banbury, (). Owned by the National Trust, but administered by the Holbech family; the house is a Grade I listed building. History Ambrose Holbech acquired the F ...

, Warwickshire,

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and Radston,

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. He was elected at a

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in 1794 as the

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(MP) for

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's family borough of Banbury. However, at the next election in 1796, Lord Guilford imposed his own candidate.

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1748 births 1812 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1790–1796 People from Warwickshire People educated at Rugby School People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub