Henry Wyndham West
Henry Wyndham West (7 November 1823 – 25 November 1893) was an English barrister and Liberal politician.[1]
Life
West was the son of Martin John West and his wife Lady Maria Walpole, daughter of the
Queen's Counsel in 1868.[2]
West stood unsuccessfully as
subsequent by-election
where the Liberals lost both seats.
Family
West married Violet Katherine Campbell, daughter of Walter Frederick Campbell, in 1870.[4] West's nickname in early life was "Zephyr,". The winter nuptials were celebrated by an epigram written by George Webbe Dasent.[5]
- "Quaerebat Zephyrus brumali tempore florem:
- En! Campis Bellis incidit in Violam."
"Zephyr was looking for a flower in the deepest winter. Lo! On the battlefield, he fell upon Violet".
References
- ^ "Northern Circuit directory". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons 1870 p284
- ^ Hansard Controverted elections
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1882). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I. p. 257.
- ^ Popular tales from the Norse
External links
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