William Wyndham JP DL (1796–1862), sometimes numbered William Wyndham V, was a

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landowner and Member of Parliament. Philipps House 1

He was the eldest son of another William Wyndham (1769–1841), by his marriage in 1794 to Laetitia Popham, a daughter of Alexander Popham, a

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. His father was a descendant of Sir Wadham Wyndham (died 1668).''

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'' (1937), p. 2511 Wyndham was educated at

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and

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, and was commissioned into the Wiltshire Yeomanry."Wyndham, William (Wilts South)", in Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, ''

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'', Volume 25, pp. 294–295 In 1831 he married Ellen Heathcote, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Samuel Heathcote, of Bramshaw Hill, Hampshire. They had eight children, William (1834), Edmund (1835), Ellen (1836), Arthur (1837), Wadham (1838–1847), Hugh (1839), Thomas Heathcote (1845), and Laetitia. In 1841 Wyndham inherited from his father the estates based on Dinton House and at the general election of 1852 was elected as one of the members of parliament for South Wiltshire. ''

'' described him as "of old Whig principles, inclining to Conservatism." Apart from his

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in Wiltshire, he also had a

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. He held the South Wiltshire seat until 1859. When he died in 1862, he left most of his property to his eldest son, William Wyndham (1834–1914). The '' Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette'' said in a short obituary that he was "a fine specimen of the old English type of gentleman... a thorough sportsman, and a man truly respected and beloved by all who knew him.""Death of William Wyndham"
in ''Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette'' dated 6 March 1862

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wyndham, William V 1796 births 1862 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Harrow School Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry officers UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies