William Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth
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William Wells Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth JP DL (25 March 1824 – 28 October 1913), was a British peer and politician.


Background

Sidmouth was the son of Reverend William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth, eldest son of Prime Minister
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (30 May 175715 February 1844) was a British Tory statesman who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 and as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1789 to 1801. Addington is b ...
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Political career

Sidmouth was Member of Parliament for
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between 1863 and 1864.


Personal life

Lord Sidmouth died in October 1913, aged 89, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son, Gerald.


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* * 1824 births 1913 deaths 3 Deputy lieutenants of Devon Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs who inherited peerages William, 3rd Viscount {{UK-viscount-stub