Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 2nd Baronet (1807 – 19 December 1881)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1851 to 1880.
Payne-Gallwey was the son of
At a by-election in March 1851, Payne-Gallwey was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk.[3] He was re-elected without a contest in the next four general elections, and in contested elections in 1868 and 1874.[3] He held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election.[1][3]
Payne-Gallwey died at the age of 74, as a result of severe internal injuries sustained after falling upon a turnip while out shooting in the parish of Bagby.[4]
Payne-Gallwey married Emily Anne Russell, daughter of
Sir Robert Frankland Russell, 7th Baronet in 1847. They had four sons and three daughters.[2] He was succeeded by his eldest son, Ralph
.
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Northern Echo, 20 December 1881.
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