William Welby-Gregory
![The Grantham Journal, Saturday, December 3, 1898.--Page 8. — Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, Bart (cropped).jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/The_Grantham_Journal%2C_Saturday%2C_December_3%2C_1898.--Page_8._%E2%80%94_Sir_William_Earle_Welby-Gregory%2C_Bart_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-The_Grantham_Journal%2C_Saturday%2C_December_3%2C_1898.--Page_8._%E2%80%94_Sir_William_Earle_Welby-Gregory%2C_Bart_%28cropped%29.jpg)
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Frank Dicksee, The House Builders (1880), a painting portraying Sir W.E. and The Hon. Lady Welby-Gregory
Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet DL (4 January 1829 – 26 November 1898)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Career[]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham at the 1857 general election,[2] and held the seat until he resigned on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds)[3] in order to contest a by-election for South Lincolnshire.[2] He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[3]
Personal life[]
In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by who he had three children.
He died on 26 November 1898.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 133. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Welby-Gregory
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- Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire
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