William Crompton-Stansfield
William Rookes Crompton-Stansfield Edward Ellice | |
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| Succeeded by | George Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Rookes Crompton 3 August 1790 Yorkshire |
| Died | 5 December 1871 (aged 81) Frimley Park, Surrey |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Emma Markham (m. 1824) |
| Relatives | Sir Samuel Crompton Sir James Stansfeld James Rawdon Stansfeld Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld John R. E. Stansfeld |
| Residence(s) | Esholt Hall, Yorkshire Frimley Park, Surrey |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
William Rookes Crompton-Stansfield
Background
Crompton was born on 3 August 1790. He was the second (but eldest surviving) son of Joshua Crompton (1754–1832) and his wife Anna Maria Rookes (1762–1819), daughter of William Rookes (1719–89) of Royds Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire. His father, Joshua, was the son of Samuel Crompton (1714–82), a descendant of the Derby banking family of Crompton, and a cousin of the politician Sir Samuel Crompton. William's elder brother, Stansfield Crompton (1788–1801), died at the age of 13 and was buried at Guiseley Parish Church.[3]
Crompton's mother, Anna Maria, was the daughter of William Rookes and Annie Stansfield (1729–98). Annie was the daughter of Robert Stansfield (b.1676) of Bradford, Yorkshire, sister of Robert Stansfield (1727–72) who purchased Esholt Hall in 1755, and a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield and Sowerby, Yorkshire (and also a cousin of the politician Sir James Stansfeld and the soldiers James Rawdon Stansfeld, Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld and John R. E. Stansfeld). In 1832, Crompton assumed the additional surname and arms of Stansfield on inheriting Esholt Hall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, and other estates from his mother.[4]
Career
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Crompton was elected Whig MP for Huddersfield at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1853. In 1839, he built St Paul's Church as a private family chapel at the cost of £800 (since 1983 it has been used in the combined parish of Guiseley with Esholt).
He opposed the intrusion of the Leeds and Bradford Railway as it crossed his Esholt estate in 1846 and again in 1860 when it the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway line was proposed, but the line was eventually built by the Midland Railway Company. Consequently, he later preferred to live at Frimley Park, Surrey.[6]
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Family
Crompton married, on 17 June 1824, Emma Markham, daughter of William Markham of Becca Hall, Yorkshire, and granddaughter of William Markham (1719–1807), Archbishop of York. She was the niece of Frederica, Countess of Mansfield (1774–1860) and a cousin of William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield (1806–98).
Crompton-Stansfield died, aged 81, at Frimley Park, Surrey, on 5 December 1871. There were no children from the marriage and Esholt Hall was inherited by his nephew, General William Henry Crompton-Stansfield (1835–88).
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See also
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ISBN 0-521-38151-7. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 227. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Marland, Hilary (1987). Medicine and society in Wakefield and Huddersfield 1780–1870. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 33. ISBN 0521-32575-7. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. Scott, Webster and Geary. p. 214.
- "State of Polls and Names of Members". London Evening Standard. 29 July 1837. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Huddersfield Election". Leeds Times. 29 July 1837. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Stansfeld, J. (1885). History of the Family of Stansfeld of Stansfield in the Parish of Halifax and its numerous branches. Leeds. pp. 256–8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stansfeld, J. (1885). History of the Family of Stansfeld of Stansfield in the Parish of Halifax and its numerous branches. Leeds. pp. 183–246, 253–58.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Crompton [post Crompton-Stansfield], William Rookes (RMN808WR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ William Rookes Crompton Stansfield Aireborough Historical Society. Retrieved 4 February 2021
- ^ "House of Commons". The Scotsman. 16 March 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Hansard Hansard Report on the Huddersfield Election. Retrieved 4 February 2021
