William Westbrooke Richardson (died 23 July 1771) was
High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770.
Early life
William Westbrooke Richardson was the son of Joseph Richardson (1689-1734), barrister, and his wife Elizabeth Minshull.
Career
In 1758 he was the owner of
Mount Pleasant in East Barnet.
[ ]Frederick Charles Cass
Frederick Charles Cass (1824-1896) was the rector of the parish of Monken Hadley in north London. His father, also Frederick Cass, owned the relevant advowson giving the right to make such appointments. He was the author of works of local histor ...
wrote in his history of East Barnet that William Westbrooke Richardson was not connected with the Richardsons who owned the nearby Little Grove as far as he could tell.[ Cass, Frederick Charles. (1885-92) ]
East Barnet
'. London: Nichols. p. 144.
He was elected a governor of Barnet Grammar School in 1759.[Page, William. (Ed.) (1908]
"Parishes: East Barnet"
in ''A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2''. Originally published by Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of En ...
, London. British History Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
He was High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770.Historic list of High Sheriffs of Sussex from 1086 to 1974.
The West Sussex Lieutenancy. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Death and legacy
Richardson died on 23 July 1771.
[ His trustees sold Mount Pleasant to Sir William Henry Ashhurst after Richardson's death.][
]
See also
*Heene
West Worthing is a neighbourhood of Worthing in West Sussex, England that was developed within Heene and later expanded beyond Heene's boundaries. Intended as an exclusive resort, the township of West Worthing was developed from around 1864 and m ...
References
High Sheriffs of Sussex
18th-century English people
Year of birth missing
1771 deaths
East Barnet
Cockfosters
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