William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham

William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham (28 January 1829 – 13 January 1915), known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician.

"a Conservative". Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1878.
Arms of Duncombe: Per chevron engrailed gules and argent, three talbot's heads erased counterchanged

Biography

Duncombe was the son of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham, and his wife Lady Louisa Stewart. He was elected to the House of Commons for East Retford in 1852, a seat he held until 1857, and then represented the North Riding of Yorkshire between 1859 and 1867. The latter year he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords. In 1868 he was created Viscount Helmsley, of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Feversham, of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York.

Marriage and children

Lord Feversham married Mabel Violet, daughter of Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet, in 1851. They had seven children:[1]

Lord Feversham died in January 1915, aged 85, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson Charles, his eldest son and heir apparent William, having predeceased him. Lady Feversham died only seven months after her husband.

Notes

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
  • Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Arthur Duncombe
The Viscount Galway
Member of Parliament for East Retford
18521857
With: The Viscount Galway
Succeeded by
The Viscount Galway
Francis Foljambe
Preceded by
Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
Octavius Duncombe
Member of Parliament for North Riding of Yorkshire
1859–1867
With: Edward Stillingfleet Cayley 1859–1862
William John Sawrey Morritt 1862–1865
Frederick Milbank 1865–1867
Succeeded by
Frederick Milbank
Octavius Duncombe
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Earl of Feversham
1868–1915
Succeeded by
Charles Duncombe
Preceded by
William Duncombe
Baron Feversham
1867–1915

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