Colonel William Assheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield (21 August 1766 – 1 August 1821), was a
Member of Parliament for
Ludgershall (1790–1796) and
Plympton Erle (7 February 1807 – 4 February 1810). He was colonel of a
fencible
The Fencibles (from the word ''defencible'') were British regiments raised in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and in the colonies for defence against the threat of invasion during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the Frenc ...
cavalry regiment, the Norfolk Fencible Light Dragoons (1794),
the Blickling
Rifle Volunteers
The Rifle Volunteers was a regiment of the British Territorial Army. In 2007, it was re-designated as 6th Battalion, The Rifles.
History
The ''Rifle Volunteers'' were formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 6th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Lig ...
(1803), and East Norfolk Regiment of
Militia
A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...
(1808). He was an English amateur
cricket
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er.
Biography
He was mainly associated with
Marylebone Cricket Club
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(MCC). Harbord made three known appearances in
first-class cricket
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matches during the 1791 season.
He succeeded his father,
Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield
Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield (26 January 1734 – 4 February 1810), known as Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt, between 1770 and 1786, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1756 to 1784 when he was raised to th ...
, as Baron Suffield in February 1810. He married Lady Caroline Hobart, daughter of
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (17 August 17233 August 1793) was a British politician, courtier and diplomat.
Biography
The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first wife Judith Britiffe, he was educated at Westmin ...
, but had no children. On his death, his title passed to his brother
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
.
He played an intermittent role in politics, being regarded as a strong if not vocal supporter of
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and then first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, p ...
and later of
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman and barrister who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only British prime minister to have been as ...
. Although he had a strong family link with
Castlereagh, who had married Caroline's sister
Lady Amelia Hobart, the two men were not close politically. He opposed the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.
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1766 births
1821 deaths
English cricketers
English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
Lord-lieutenants of Norfolk
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Harbord, William Assheton
People from Middleton, Greater Manchester
Harbord, William Assheton
Suffield, B2
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
British MPs 1790–1796
Surrey cricketers
William
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