William Lacon Childe (3 March 1700 – 14 December 1757) of the Birch, Kinlet, Shropshire was a British Tory politician who sat in the

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from 1727 to 1734 Childe was the eldest son of Thomas Childe of the Birch, Kinlet and his wife Sarah Acton, daughter of Sir Edward Acton of Aldenham, Shropshire. In 1708, he succeeded his father. He matriculated at

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on 25 May 1715. In 1720, he succeeded his uncle, Sir Lacon William Childe, at Kinlet, Shropshire. He married Catherine Pytts, daughter of

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of Kyre, Worcestershire. Kinlet hall - geograph

Childe was returned unopposed as Tory

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for

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at the

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. He voted consistently with the Opposition and was one of a group of Shropshire MP who brought in a bill to prevent irregularity in the delivery of election writs. He replaced the old manor house at Kinlet by

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between 1727 and 1729, commissioning the architect

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to create the present

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style mansion. He did not stand at the

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but contested Bridgnorth at the

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where he was defeated. He did not stand again. Childe died on 14 December 1757 aged 57 leaving three daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Childe, William Lacon 1700 births 1757 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1727–1734