William Wells (1818–1889)
William Wells (15 March 1818 – 1 May 1889)[1][2] was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1857 and from 1868 to 1874.
Wells was the son of Captain William Wells, R.N. and his wife Lady Elizabeth Proby, daughter of
He was a
At the 1852 general election Wells was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for the borough of Beverley.[5] He held the seat until his defeat in the
Wells contested the City of Peterborough at the 1852 general election, where he was the third-placed of the three Liberal candidates.[11] He won the seat at the 1868 general election,[12] defeating the Liberal MP Thomson Hankey,[11] a former Governor of the Bank of England. Wells remained an MP for Peterborough and held the seat until the 1874 general election,[1] when he did not stand again.[11]
He was appointed
Wells died at the age of 71. He had married Lady Louisa Wemyss-Charteris, the daughter of the Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss in 1854. They had no children.
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ a b c Mair, Robert Henry (1870). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870. London: Dean & Son. p. 283.
- ^ "The History of Holmewood Hall". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "No. 21341". The London Gazette. 20 July 1852. p. 2011.
- ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "Northern Circuit. York, July 10". The Times. London. 13 July 1857. pp. 11, col B. Retrieved 18 December 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ "Election Petitions". The Times. London. 23 May 1857. pp. 12, col D. Retrieved 18 December 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Election Committees. Beverley". The Times. London. 3 August 1857. pp. 7, col B. Retrieved 18 December 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ "Election Committees. Beverley". The Times. London. 4 August 1857. pp. 3, col E. Retrieved 18 December 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Craig, pages 237–238
- ^ "No. 23443". The London Gazette. 20 November 1868. p. 5997.
- ^ "No. 24177". The London Gazette. 4 February 1875. p. 449.