Sir William Mordaunt Edward Milner, 5th Baronet (20 June 1820 – 12 February 1867) was a Whig politician. Born and baptised in

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, Milner was the son of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner and Harriet Elizabeth née Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of

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and Elizabeth Cumberland. He married Lady Georgiana Anne Lumley—daughter of Frederick Lumley-Savile and Charlotte Mary Beresford—in 1844, and they had at least seven children: Edith Harriet (1845–1921); Evelyn Selina (–1900); William Mordaunt (1848–1880); Frederick George (1849–1931); Granville Henry (1852–1911); Dudley Francis (1854–1882); and Edward Carolus (1858–1918). Milner was first elected Whig MP for

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at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke—and held the seat until 1857, when he did not seek re-election. Milner succeeded to the Baronetcy of Nun Appleton Hall on 24 March 1855 upon the death of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner. Upon his own death in 1867, the title was inherited by William Mordaunt Milner.

Bird Collection

William Milner put together an important collection of stuffed British Birds, including a

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. He also wrote a 'Nomenclature of British Birds'. The collection was loaned to the

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in 1877Anonymous, 1878 ''The Fifty-eighth Report of the Council of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, 1877-78'', Leeds, p9 and purchased by the City of Leeds (now Leeds Museums and Galleries) in 1921. A large portion of it was destroyed on 15 March 1941 when a bomb landed on the City Museum, Park Row, Leeds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milner, William Mordaunt Edward Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 1820 births 1867 deaths People from Selby District Politicians from Yorkshire