William Henry Yelverton

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William Henry Yelverton (5 December 1791 – 1884)^[1] was a Whig politician who served as MP for Carmarthen Boroughs 1832–1835.^[2]

Yelverton was born in Belle Isle, Ireland, the son of William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Marquess of Avonmore, and his wife Mary, daughter of John Reid.

He was educated at Eton College and enrolled as a student at Brasenose College, Oxford. In 1825 he married Elizabeth Lucy, daughter of John Morgan, Furnace. His wife died in 1863, and they had one son and three daughters.

In 1811 Yelverton inherited the Blaiddbwll estate by an uncle to his mother, Captain John Parr. The property was built upon through his marriage when he became the owner of the Carmarthen ironworks and colliery as well as land in the Carmarthen and Llanelli area including the estate of Whitland Abbey.

Political career[]

Yelverton was elected as Member of Parliament of Carmarthen Borough at the general election of 1832 but lost his seat to David Lewis in the 1835 election.

He was allegedly one of the landlords who had been responsible for the eviction of tenants after the 1868 general election, where a number of tenants were thrown out of their farms by the landowners for supporting Liberal candidates instead of following the landlord's direction to support the Conservatives.

He was High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1853.

By 1878 he had gone to financial difficulties and became bankrupt.

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