William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley (1 August 1852 – 24 December 1881), was a British

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politician. Helmsley was the son of

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, and his wife Mabel Violet (née Graham), daughter of

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. He was elected to the

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as one of two representatives for the North Riding of Yorkshire in the 1874 general election, a seat he held until his death seven years later. Lord Helmsley married the seventeen-year-old Lady Muriel Frances Louisa, daughter of

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, in 1876. They had one son and one daughter. Lady Helmsley was active in the

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. *Lady Mabel Theresa Duncombe (1877–1913), who married

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, as his first wife in 1895. He later remarried her sister-in-law Lady Feversham in 1917). * Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham (1879–1916) He died in December 1881, at Madeira, aged only 29. His son Charles later succeeded in the earldom. Lady Helmsley later remarried in 1885, and died in March 1925.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * *Annual Register 1881

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Helmsley, William Duncombe, Viscount 1852 births 1881 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Heirs apparent who never acceded British courtesy viscounts

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