William Cripps
William Cripps | |
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Sir William Gibson-Craig, Bt Henry Rich | |
Member of Parliament for Cirencester | |
In office 1841–1848 Serving with Thomas Chester-Master, Viscount Villiers | |
Preceded by | Joseph Cripps Thomas Chester-Master |
Succeeded by | Joseph Mullings Viscount Villiers |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1805 |
Died | 11 May 1848 | (aged 43)
Spouse |
Mary Anne Harrison
(m. 1839) |
Relations | William Harrison Cripps (nephew) Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (nephew) |
Children | Wilfred Joseph Cripps |
Parent(s) | Joseph Cripps Dorothea Harrison |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
William Cripps (1 January 1805 – 11 May 1848) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.
Early life
Cripps was born 1 January 1805 and baptised at Cirencester on 17 May 1805. He was the eldest son of
He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 25 May 1822, aged seventeen. He received a B.A. in 1826 and M.A. in 1829.[2]
Career
He was admitted to the Inner Temple and became a barrister-at-law in 1829.[2]
He sat himself for the
Personal life
On 29 January 1839, Cripps was married to Mary Anne Harrison (1805–1892) at Streatham Church, Surrey. Mary Anne was the eldest daughter Benjamin Harrison of Clapham Common. Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- William Frederick Cripps (b. 1840), who was born at St James's Palace.[3]
- Wilfred Joseph Cripps (1841–1903), who married Maria Harriet Arabella Daniel-Tyssen, sister of Charles Daniel-Tyssen, in 1870. After her death in 1881, he married Countess Helene von Bismarck-Schierstein, daughter of Count Friedrich von Bismarck and granddaughter of Sir Henry Williams-Wynn, in 1884.[4]
- Catherine Dorothy Cripps (1842–1909)[3]
- Edmund William Cripps (1843–1899), who married Ada Radcliffe, a daughter of Lt.Gen. Robert Parker Radcliffe.[3]
- Walter Mainwaring Cripps (1844–1900).[3]
Cripps died on 11 May 1848 and was buried in St. Catherine's Chapel within Cirencester Church on 18 May 1848. His will, dated 31 July 1840, was proved 30 August 1848.[2]
References
- ^ "Cripps, Joseph (1765–1847), of Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Glos., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Howard, Joseph Jackson (1894). Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print. p. 119. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.