William Jolliffe (16 April 1745 – 20 February 1802) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1768 to 1802.

Life

He was the eldest son of the politician John Jolliffe and his wife Mary, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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and

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. Jolliffe was elected as

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for

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in 1768, a seat controlled by his father, who died in 1771 leaving him a sitting patron. He held it until 1802. He was a Lord of Trade from 1772 to 1779 and

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during 1783. He bought the lease for his residence on King Street in 1772 for what he called "very cheap," but

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described the place as "excellent." After his death, his son Hylton sold it to

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, who opened it as the

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.The Argyll Rooms, Little Argyll Street
in the ''Survey of London: Volumes 31 and 32'', originally published by London County Council, London, 1963. Online through

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Family

He married Eleanor Hylton, daughter and heir of Sir Richard Hylton, 5th Baronet, and Anne, sister and co-heiress of

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. Jolliffe died in February 1802, aged 56, after falling through a trapdoor into a cellar at his home. His wife died the same year. Their grandson William George Hylton Jolliffe became a prominent

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politician and was created

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in 1866.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{DEFAULTSORT:Jolliffe, William 1745 births 1802 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 Lords of the Admiralty

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