Robert Williams (23 January 1811 – 7 June 1890)
was a
Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Williams was born on 23 January 1811. He was the eldest son of the English banker and politician
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MP and the former Frances Turner of Putney. He later inherited the Bridehead estate near
Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester ( ) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome, Dorset, River Frome to the south of the Dorset Dow ...
, which his father had purchased around 1797.
Career
He was elected as
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Dorchester at the
1835 general election,
and held the seat until he stepped down from the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
at the
1841 general election.
In 1855 he was appointed
Sheriff of Dorset
The High Sheriff of Dorset is an ancient high sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. Until 1567 the Sheriff of Somerset was also the Sheriff of Dorset.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Governmen ...
.
Personal life
He had married twice: firstly to Mary Anne Cunningham, the daughter of Rev.
John William Cunningham, the Vicar of Harrow, on 7 September 1847. Before her death on 1 September 1855, they had two sons and three daughters, including:
[
* Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet (1848–1943), who married Rosa Walker Simes, daughter of Nathaniel Simes.]John Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
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Early life
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and Harriet, Countess of Leven (a daughter of Samuel Thornton MP).[
Williams died at Bridehead in Dorset in 1890. His widow, Lady Emily Williams, died on 10 March 1896.
]
Descendants
Through his son, Sir Robert, he was grandfather of Sir Philip Williams, 2nd Baronet (1884–1958), who married Margaret Peek, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Peek, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Augusta Louisa Brodrick (a daughter of William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton
William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton (6 January 1830 – 18 April 1907), was an Irish peer, landowner and Conservative politician in both Houses of Parliament, entering first the Commons for two years.
Early life
Midleton was born on 6 Janua ...
).
References
External links
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1811 births
1890 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
High sheriffs of Dorset
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dorchester