Sir William Agnew, 1st Baronet (20 October 1825 – 31 October 1910) was an English politician and art dealer.
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Agnew was a Liberal Member of Parliament, first for South East Lancashire between 1880 and 1885 and later for Stretford from 1885 to 1886. He was created a Baronet, of Great Stanhope Street, London, in 1895.
He bought the Rougham estates in Suffolk, England, in 1904.
His London art business flourished from the 1870s in Mayfair, and is still known as "Agnews Gallery".[1]
He was the son of Thomas Agnew (1794-1871) and his wife Jane Garnet Lockett.
On 25 March 1851, he married Mary Kenworthy (born before 1836, died 2 September 1892), a daughter of George Pixton Kenworthy. Their children were:
Agnew's present-day descendants include Sir John Keith Agnew, 6th Baronet, of Rougham, and John Stuart Agnew, a parliamentary candidate of the UK Independence Party.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Algernon Egerton and Edward Hardcastle |
Member of Parliament for South East Lancashire 1880–1885 With: Robert Leake |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Stretford 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by John Maclure |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Great Stanhope Street) 1895–1910 |
Succeeded by George William Agnew |