William Philip Honywood (15 April 1790 – 22 April 1831) was an English Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1818 to 1830.

Early life and education

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in 1800 and Jesus College,

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in 1808.

Military career

He was a Captain in the Ashford regiment of the Kent militia in 1809.

Politics

Honywood was a staunch Whig and was elected

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(MP) for

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at the 1818 general election. He held the seat until the 1830 general election when he retired on the grounds of ill-health.

Personal live and death

He married Priscilla Hanbury, the daughter of Charles Hanbury of Sloe Farm, Halstead on 11 September 1820. They had three sons: William Philip,

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, and Walter; and one daughter. The Honywoods lived at

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, Essex. Honywood died aged 41 on 22 April 1831.

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* 1831 deaths 1790 births Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies {{England-UK-MP-stub