William Wickham (1831 – 16 May 1897) was a Member of Parliament for Petersfield, a High Sheriff of Hampshire, Chairman of the Petty sessional division, and served on the Board of guardians, being Guardian of

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Early years

He was bom in London in 1831, the eldest son of

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(1789–1864), of Binsted Wyck, Receiver General of

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. His mother was Lucy, youngest daughter of William Markham, of Becca Hall, Yorkshire. He was sixth in descent from Bishop William Wickham,

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and Bishop of Lincoln. He was educated at Westminster School and New Inn Hall. He received a B.A. degree in 1854, and an M.A. degree in 1857 from

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Career

He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1857, and in 1888–89 was High Sheriff of Hampshire. In 1892, he entered Parliament in the Conservative interest as the representative for Petersfield, succeeding Viscount Wolmer; in 1895 he was returned unopposed. He sat on the Alton Bench, and for nearly 20 years acted as Chairman of the Petty sessional division. He was a member of the Board of Guardians, first as an ''ex officio'' member, and later as Guardian for West Worldham. He served as the County Councillor for the Selborne division. Wickham was a director of the Sun Fire and Life Assurance Company. He was the editor of the ''Correspondence'' (1870) of the Rt. Hon. William Wickham, his grandfather and a spymaster.

Personal life

Wickham owned a

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at Binsted Wyck, near Alton. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society. He married Sophia Emma in 1860; they had two daughters. He died in 1897 and was buried in the churchyard at Binsted with every demonstration of the affectionate regard and respect in which he was held by all who knew him.

References

* ''This article includes text incorporated from Linnean Society of London's "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London" (1897), a publication now in the public domain.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Wickham, William 1831 births 1897 deaths High Sheriffs of Hampshire UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Hampshire