Frederick Villiers Meynell
Frederick Villiers Meynell (24 March 1801 – 27 May 1872), known as Frederick Villiers during his political career, was a British
Whig
politician.
Villiers, or Meynell, was the
called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn. He later adopted his biological father's surname of Meynell.[3]
He was returned to parliament for the
House of Commons when he was elected for Sudbury alongside David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre,[6] who spent approximately £3,000 on the election. In parliament he notably spoke against the Corn Laws. However, in April 1842 his and Dyce Sombre's elections were declared void due to "gross, systematic and extensive bribery".[3] In 1844 the constituency was disfranchised on the grounds of corruption.[6]
He was later given a sinecure by Lord Chief Justice Sir Alexander Cockburn, a Cambridge contemporary, who appointed him a Registrar of Deeds for Middlesex. The actual work was done by a deputy.[7][8]
Meynell died in May 1872, aged 71. He was buried in Haywards Heath, Sussex.[9]
References
- ^ Dwight N. Lindley, Francis Edward Mineka, eds., The later letters of John Stuart Mill 1849-1873, vol. 14, pp. 341-342
- ^ "Villiers, Frederick (VLRS823F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c Fisher, Michael, The inordinately Strange Life of Dyce Sombre: Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and Chancery 'Lunatic' , Columbia University Press, p. 178
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ Accounts and papers of the House of Commons (1867), p. 134: "The Names of the Registrars are: — George Le Blanc, Esq. The Right Honourable the Lord Truro; and Frederick Villiers Meynell, Esq. The Registrars do not attend personally, the business of the office being conducted by their Deputy."
- ^ Michael Sadleir, Bulwer and His Wife - A Panorama 1803-1836 (2007), p. 208
- ^ britishlistedbuildings.co.uk Tomb to Frederick Villiers Meynell to East of Church of St Wilfred, Haywards Heath