William George Mount DL (18 July 1824 – 14 January 1906) was a

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landowner,

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politician, and the first Member of Parliament for the Newbury constituency. He was educated at

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and

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.‘MOUNT, William George’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014 The son of William Mount, of Wasing Place, Berkshire, he became a

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in 1851, and High Sheriff in 1877. He was narrowly elected in the general election of 1885, beating his Liberal opponent by 202 votes. He was chairman of Quarter Sessions from 1887 to 1902, and was the first Chairman of

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from 1889 to 1906. He served as MP for Newbury for 15 years until standing down at the 1900 general election. He was the father of Sir William Mount, 1st Baronet, brother-in-law of Richard Fellowes Benyon, MP, of Englefield and great-great grandfather to

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, who was

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from 2010 to 2016.

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* * 1824 births 1906 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Members of Berkshire County Council Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Newbury, Berkshire People from Wasing UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Deputy lieutenants of Berkshire High sheriffs of Berkshire William George {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub