William Howe Windham (30 March 1802 – 22 December 1854) was the son of Vice-Admiral

William Lukin Windham Vice-Admiral William Lukin, later William Lukin Windham (20 September 1768 – 12 January 1833), was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Vice Admiral and served with great distinction through the Napoleonic Wars. Eventually he inherit ...

, and a British Member of Parliament. He lived at

Felbrigg Hall Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century English country house near the village of that name in Norfolk. Part of a National Trust property, the unaltered 17th-century house is noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior. Outside i ...

.FELBRIGG HALL - 1000185 , Historic England
Retrieved 2016-11-05. He represented the constituency of East Norfolk 1832–1835 as a

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, but was defeated at the elections of 1835 and 1837. He was also

High Sheriff of Norfolk The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually (in March) by the Crown. The High Sheriff of Norfolk was originally the principal law enforcement officer in Norfolk and presided at the assizes and other imp ...

in 1842. He married Lady Sophia Hervey, daughter of

Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol (2 October 1769 – 15 February 1859), styled Lord Hervey between 1796 and 1803 and known as The Earl of Bristol between 1803 and 1826, was a British peer. Biography Early life Frederick Willia ...

, by whom he had one son;

William Frederick Windham William Frederick Windham (9 August 18402 February 1866) was the son of William Howe Windham and the heir to Felbrigg Hall in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1861–62, he was the subject of a "Lunacy Act 1845, lunacy" case after he married a ...

(1840–1866) who was the subject of a notorious lunacy case.

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* , - 1802 births 1854 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk High Sheriffs of Norfolk Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 People from Felbrigg

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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