William Newton (MP for Ipswich)
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William Newton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
| In office 1818-1820 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1783 |
| Died | 4 November 1862 (aged 78–79) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Milnes (m. 1811) |
| Children | 10, including Alfred and Edward |
| Education | Pembroke College, Oxford |
William Newton (c. 1783 – 4 November 1862) was an English politician.
Biography
He was the son of Samuel (or James) Newton, a well-to-do
St Kitts slave owner from Stowey, Somerset. He was educated at Eton College and Pembroke College, Oxford. He settled in Suffolk in 1813 after his father purchased Elveden Hall
, near Thetford from the 4th Earl of Albemarle.
He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in 1818, narrowly defeating Henry Baring by 32 votes.[1]
He was married 13 December 1811 in
city of York. William and Eliza had ten children; their fifth son Alfred Newton became a famous ornithologist, their sixth, Edward Newton
, a colonial administrator.
On his death in 1862, Elveden Hall was sold to the Maharajah Duleep Singh.
References
- ^ Glyde, John (1816). New Suffolk Garland. Ipswich: John Glyde.
- History of Parliament NEWTON, William (?1783-1862) of Elveden, Suffolk
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
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