Richard Wilson (Barnstaple MP)
Richard Wilson (c. 1755 – 1815) was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnstaple from 1796 to 1802.
He married Anne, daughter of Charles Townshend. They were divorced in 1798.[1]
Lady Louisa Stuart wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that:
...this Mr Wilson - whose name, when known, made nobody the wiser - was an Irishman, born to an inheritance of three hundred a year, but greatly in debt, of no profession, accounted a black-leg, and chiefly remarkable for having fought two or three duels... His conversation was bragging and his manner familiar and aisy like those of the Paddy in a farce. All his friends had ten thousand a year; he talked of his horses and carriages, his estate and his interest; and when he addressed you as a lady, you could not help drawing back for fear he should give you a kiss.[2]
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Notes
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"Townshend, Charles (1725-1767)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. - ↑ Lady Louisa Stuart, Memoire of Frances, Lady Douglas, Edinburgh and London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by William Devaynes and John Clevland |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1796–1800 With: John Clevland |
Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (self, in Parliament of Great Britain) |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1801–1802 With: John Clevland |
Succeeded by William Devaynes and Sir Edward Pellew |