William Kenrick (21 January 1774 – 22 October 1829) was an English lawyer and politician.
Kenrick was the eldest son of Rev Jarvis Kenrick and his wife, Dorothy, née Seward. He was educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge
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and
called to the bar
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in 1800 at the
Middle Temple
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.
In 1812 he married Frances Ann, daughter of Robert Mascall of Sussex; they had 1 son and 3 daughters.
He practised as a barrister on the home circuit and at Surrey sessions.
His paternal uncle was
John Kenrick, who in 1779 purchased the patronage of the
borough of Bletchingley in Surrey from their cousin
Sir Robert Clayton. When John died in 1799, Jarvis Kenrick succeeded him in the patronage, and at the
1806 general election returned his son William as MP for Bletchingley.
In 1809 William inherited the patronage from his father, and continued to return himself to Parliament. He served as
Master of the King's household from 1810 to 1812, and sat for Bletchingley until 1814, when he
resigned his seat and in 1816 he sold the patronage of Bletchingley for £60,000. He then bought an estate near
Dorking
Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England about south-west of London. It is in Mole Valley, Mole Valley District and the non-metropolitan district, council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs ro ...
.
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1774 births
1829 deaths
People from Surrey
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Members of the Middle Temple
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1806–1807
UK MPs 1807–1812
UK MPs 1812–1818
Masters of the Household
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