William Windham (of Earsham, junior)
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William Windham (c. 1706 – 1789) was a British landowner and politician. The son of William Windham of Earsham (d. 1730) and Anne Tyrrell, he came of an old Norfolk family.
In April 1734, he married Mary, Dowager Countess of Deloraine (d. 1744), daughter of Capt. Charles Howard and great-granddaughter of the 2nd Earl of Suffolk, but the two had no children.
He entered Parliament for the nearby borough of Aldeburgh in 1747, for which he sat until 1761. He briefly returned to Parliament for Helston from 1766 to 1768.
Upon his death in 1789, Earsham went to his nephew, Joseph Wyndham-Bower.
[edit] References
- Wyndham Genealogy
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by William Conolly Richard Plumer |
Member for Aldeburgh with Zachary Philip Fonnereau 1747–1761 |
Succeeded by Zachary Philip Fonnereau Philip Fonnereau |
| Preceded by Francis Godolphin Sir John Evelyn, Bt |
Member for Helston with Sir John Evelyn, Bt 1766–1767 William Evelyn 1767–1768 1766–1768 |
Succeeded by William Evelyn The Earl of Clanbrassil |
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