William Ord
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henry Ord (2 January 1781 – 28 July 1855) was an English Whig[1] politician and landowner, the son of William Ord and Eleanor Brandling.[2][3]
He inherited estates and coal and lead mining interests at Whitfield, Northumberland on the death of his father. His residence was Whitfield Hall. After his father's death, his mother remarried Thomas Creevey in 1803.[3]
Ord was granted the Freedom of Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1808. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1802–1832, when one of the seats was eliminated for that constituency. He was defeated that year when standing for Northumberland South, but was returned for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1835–1852.[4] Politically, Ord was a left-wing Whig, a follower of Samuel Whitbread.[1]
He married Mary Scott, daughter of the Rector of St Lawrence, Southampton, Hampshire and sister of Jane Harley, Countess of Oxford.
Their only son, also named William Henry, (1803–1839) was a barrister and Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, married Frances Vere Lorraine in 1829 but died aged only 36 in 1839. In 1855 his father left his estates to his son's widow Frances (who remarried Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Baronet in 1851) and to her niece, who married Rev John Alexander Blackett, Rector of Wolsingham, on condition that he changed his name to Blackett-Ord.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rapp, Dean (Spring 1982). "The Left-Wing Whigs: Whitbread, the Mountain and Reform, 1809-1815". The Journal of British Studies 21: 35–66. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Blackett-Ord Papers. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
- ^ a b Porritt, Edward (April 1904). "Review of "The Creevey Papers; A Selection from the Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Thomas Creevey, M. P. Born 1768; Died 1838 by Herbert Maxwell"". The American Historical Review 9: 581. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Career of William Ord. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Howard of Morpeth William Huskisson |
Member of Parliament for Morpeth with Viscount Howard of Morpeth 1802–1806, 1826–1830 William Howard 1806–1826, 1830–1832 1802–1832 |
Succeeded by Frederick George Howard |
| Preceded by Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt John Hodgson Hinde |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt 1835–1836 John Hodgson Hinde 1836–1847 Thomas Emerson Headlam 1847–1852 1835–1852 |
Succeeded by Thomas Emerson Headlam John Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett |
