William Vansittart

William Vansittart
Member of Parliament
for Windsor
In office
27 March 1857 – 12 July 1865
Serving with Richard Vyse (1863–1865)
George William Hope (1859–1863)
Charles Grenfell (1857–1859)
Preceded by Samson Ricardo
Charles Grenfell
Succeeded by Henry Hoare
Henry Labouchère
Personal details
Born 2 May 1813
Died 16 January 1876(1876-01-16) (aged 62)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Other political
affiliations		 Liberal
Spouse(s)
Melanie Jenkins (m. 1866)

Henrietta Humphreys
(m. 1847; d. 1852)

Emily Leslie-Anstruther
(m. 1839; d. 1844)
Children Four
Parents Arthur Vansittart
Caroline Eden

William Vansittart (2 May 1813 – 16 January 1876)[1][2][3] was a British Conservative Party and Liberal Party politician.

Born in 1813, Vansittart was the son of Arthur and Caroline (née Eden) Vansittart. In 1839, he married Emily, daughter of Robert Leslie-Anstruther, and they had two children, Emily Eden (born 21 April, 1840, Bhaugulpore[4], died 27 May, 1905[2]) and William Henry (born 1844), before she died in 1844 on return from India. He then remarried to Harriette, daughter of Ambrose Humphrys, on 2 December, 1847[5], and they had one child, Caroline Bretha (died 1919), before she also died in 1852. Thirdly, in 1866, he married Melanie, daughter of Sir Richard Jenkins, and they had a son: Charles Edward Bexley (born 1867)[2][3]

A liberal-conservative in politics, Vansittart was elected Conservative Party MP for Windsor at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he sought re-election as a Liberal Party candidate, but failed.[6][7]

He was also part of the Honourable East India Company and a Deputy Lieutenant.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume (reprint ed.). Heritage Books. pp. 275–276. ISBN 9780788418723. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "William Vansittart". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ↑ British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Westminster Marriages Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  7. ↑ Disraeli, Benjamin (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George, eds. Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857-1859 (Illustrated ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780802087287.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samson Ricardo
Charles Grenfell		 Member of Parliament for Windsor
1857–1865
With: Richard Vyse (1863–1865)
George William Hope (1859–1863)
Charles Grenfell (1857–1859)		 Succeeded by
Henry Hoare
Henry Labouchère
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