William Wollaston (Ipswich MP elected 1733)
William Wollaston (26 April 1693 – 20 June 1757), of
Early life
Wollaston was the second son of Revd William Wollaston (1659–1724), of Shenton, Leicestershire and Finborough, Suffolk, the philosopher, and his wife Catherine Charlton, daughter of Nicholas Charlton, citizen and draper of London.[1] He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1709 and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge on 25 April 1710, subsequently migrating to King's College, Cambridge. He was awarded BA at Cambridge in 1714 and was called to the bar in 1715.[2] He married Elizabeth Fauquier, daughter of John Francis Fauquier, deputy master of the mint and director of the Bank of England, in 1728. In 1729, he inherited the manor of Finborough from his elder brother.[1]
Career
Wollaston was returned unopposed as
Death and legacy
Wollaston died on 20 June 1757. He and his wife had five sons and three daughters.[1] Their son, William Wollaston was also MP for Ipswich.[3] Frederick (1735–1801), the third son, was a churchman, prebendary of Peterborough Cathedral, and father of Charles Wollaston R.N.[4][5] Catherine, a daughter, married Edward Bourchier, who became vicar of All Saints' Church, Hertford, and rector of Bramfield.[6]
Wollaston is the central figure in the 1730
References
- ^ a b c d "Wollaston, William (1693–1757), of Finborough, Suff., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Wollaston, William (WLSN710W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain (1863) p. 1689
- ^ "Frederick Wollaston (WLSN752F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray. pp. 1314–1315.
- ^ "Edward Bourchier (BRCR756E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b "Hogarth painting to stay on public view". BBC News. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.