William Burnyeat
William John Dalzell Burnyeat MA (13 March 1874 – 8 May 1916) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
He was the eldest son of William Burnyeat and Sarah Frances Dalzell, of Moresby, Cumberland. He was educated at Rugby School, Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Exhibitioner). He married in 1908, Hildegard Retzlaff of Friedenau, Berlin.[1] She was considered a risk under the Defence of the Realm Act during WW1 and interned. On Burnyeat's death in May 1916 she was released.[2]
Career
He was
Justice of the Peace.[5]
Sources
- Who Was Who
- British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.