William Lyde Wiggett Chute
William Lyde Wiggett Chute | |
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 William Lyde Wiggett Chute by Frederick Richard Say, oil on canvas, 1843, Vyne Estate, Hampshire[1] | |
| Born | William Lyde Wiggett 1800 |
| Died | 6 July 1879 (aged 78–79) The Vyne, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Landowner, barrister, member of Parliament |
William Lyde Wiggett Chute (1800 – 6 July 1879) was an English landowner and barrister. He was
Early life and family
William Lyde Wiggett was born in 1800,
He married Martha, daughter of Theophilus Russell Buckworth of Cockley, Cley Hall, Norfolk, in 1837.[2]
Career
In 1827, Wiggett inherited the estates of
He sold his Norfolk estate and lived at The Vyne from the death of Elizabeth Chute in 1842, widow of William Chute, until his death in 1879. During this time he greatly improved the estate, particularly the access routes which were known for their poor quality. Horace Walpole had described them in the eighteenth century as so bad that the house "must be approached upon stilts".[5] Chute's improvements were recorded in articles[6] that he wrote for the journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.[5]
He was painted by society portraitist Frederick Richard Say in 1843. The painting is located at the Vyne Estate, Hampshire.[1] He was a member of The Athenæum.[7]
Chute was one of the members of the provisional committee of the
Death and legacy
Chute died at The Vyne on 6 July 1879.[2] He was succeeded by his son Chaloner William Chute (born 1838), a barrister and fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.[5]
References
- ^ a b c William Lyde Wiggett Chute (1800–1879). ArtUK. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Illustrated London News. No. 64098. 19 July 1879. p. 71. Retrieved 15 June 2018 – via Gale NewsVault.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. Reeves and Turner. p. 86.
- ISBN 9780707802770.
- ^ a b c d Chute, Chaloner William (1888). A History of the Vyne in Hampshire: Being a Short Account of the Building & Antiquities of that House &c. Winchester: Jacob & Johnson. pp. 131–133.
- ^ "Farming in Hampshire", Vol. XLVIII.
- ISBN 978-1-108-07595-4. 2014 reprint.
- ^ The Athenæum. 11 May 1844. p. 43.