Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British

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MP for Denbigh Boroughs and

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. He was a member of the

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Early life

West was born in 1799 in

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. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria Myddleton. He attended Eton and

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, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.

Political career

West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.

Family

His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope. Her parents were Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, KG, PC (13 September 173419 November 1796), of Longleat in Wiltshire, was a British politician who held office under King George III. He served as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieuten ...

. His second marriage was on 11 September 1827 to Theresa Cornwallis Whitby, the only daughter of Captain John Whitby RN, and Mary Anna Theresa Symonds, had children: *a son (September 1828 – December 1828) *Frederick Myddelton West (31 August 1830 – 13 August 1868) *Georgiana Theresa Ella West (28 December 1831 – ?), married to Warren Peacocke (1822–1877), son of Vice-Admiral Richard Peacocke. *Florence West (2 November 1833 – 1 June 1906) *

William Cornwallis-West William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in th ...

(20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), who later became an MP for West Denbighshire *Theresa Lucy Sophia Elphinstone West (9 August 1839 – ?)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Frederick Richard 1799 births 1862 deaths Frederick Richard West Frederick Richard Members of the Canterbury Association Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Tory MPs (pre-1834)