William Pratt Call
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Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Bt. (28 September 1781 - 3 December 1851) He held the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall between 1807 and 1808 [1].
He was the fifth child and second son of Sir John Call (June 30, 1732 – March 1, 1801) [2] and his wife Philadelphia Batty[3]
He was educated between 1797 and 1799 in Winchester College, succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Call, of Whiteford, Cornwall on 1 March 1801.
He married Louisa Georgina Forbes (December, 1779 – January 25, 1830) on 19 June 1806. They had four children: three daughters and a son, William Berkeley Call, who succeeded him as the third Baronet. The Baronetcy was extinguished with the death of fourth Baronet, William George Montagu Call, on December 22, 1864.
He was a partner with Call, Marten & Company, a London banking house, founded by his father [4],[2]. He died at age 70 in Whiteford House, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall.
[edit] References
- ^ Peerage.com website
- ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article by D. L. Prior, Call, Sir John, first baronet (1732–1801), [1] accessed 11 Sept 2006
- ^ Ancestry of the Stanier family of Colchester website
- ^ Location of Call, Marten & Co. Archives
