James Milnes Gaskell
James Milnes Gaskell Wenlock | |
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| In office 1832–1868 Serving with George Weld-Forester | |
| Preceded by | Paul Thompson George Weld-Forester |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Hargreaves Brown George Weld-Forester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1810 |
| Died | 5 February 1873 (aged 62) Norfolk Street, Park Lane, London |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Wynn
(after 1832) |
| Relations | Daniel Gaskell (uncle) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Gaskell Mary Brandreth |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
James Milnes Gaskell
Early life
James Milnes-Gaskell was born on 19 October 1810. He was the only child of Mary (née Brandreth) Gaskell (a daughter of Dr. Joseph Brandreth of Liverpool) and Benjamin Gaskell (1781–1856) of Thornes House, Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Clifton Hall, Lancashire. His father was a Whig MP for Maldon. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Gaskell and Hannah (née Noble) Gaskell (daughter of James Noble of Lancaster).[1]
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] His political interest may have been influenced by meeting lifelong friend William Ewart Gladstone as a school contemporary, and receiving visits during term from George Canning.[3]
Career
He was M.P. for
It was at Gaskell's then home in Tilney Street, London, in 1834, that Gladstone met his future wife, Catherine Glynne.[3]
Career
In 1832 he married Mary Williams-Wynn, daughter of the Rt Hon. Charles Williams-Wynn, (also a Member of Parliament) and Mary Cunliffe (a daughter of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet). Together, they were the parents of two sons and two daughters, including:[2]
- Isabel Milnes Gaskell (c. 1834–c. 1916), who married the Rev. Fitzgerald Wintour.[2]
- Liberal MP who married Lady Catherine Henrietta Wallop,[6] daughter of the 5th Earl of Portsmouth in 1876.[7]
It was from his wife's cousin, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, that Gaskell bought in 1857 the site of Wenlock Priory, whose ruins he restored and whose Prior's Lodge he made into a family home.[3][8]
He died at 28 Norfolk Street, Park Lane, London on 5 February 1873, aged sixty-two, and was buried in the parish churchyard at Much Wenlock.[9]
Descendants
Through his daughter Isabel, he was a grandfather of Maj.-Gen. Fitzgerald Wintour (himself the grandfather of Vogue editor Anna Wintour).[2]
References
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2636; volume 3, page 3272-3273.
- ^ a b c Weyman, Henry T. (1902). "Members of Parliament for Wenlock". Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, Third Series, Volume II. pp. 353–354.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937. Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 869.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ISBN 0-903802-37-6.
- ISBN 978-1-78327-539-7. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ISBN 978-0993007316.
- ^ "Death of J. Milnes Gaskell, Esq". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 14 February 1873. p. 6.
External links
- Gaskell, James Milnes, (1810-1873), MP at the National Archives (United Kingdom)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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