Sir William Boulton, 1st Baronet

Sir William Whytehead Boulton, 1st Baronet DL (10 January 1873 – 9 January 1949)^[1] was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.

Background

Boulton was the son of William Whytehead Boulton and his wife Mary Hudleston Gibson, daughter of John Gibson.^[2] He was privately educated.<ref name = Who'sWho>Who is Who 1947. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1947. p. 236. </ref>

Career

Boulton served as lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards and became a major in the 7th Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment.<ref name = Who'sWho/> He entered the House of Commons in 1931, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central until 1945.^[3] Boulton was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in 1940, a post he held for two years.^[4] He subsequently was a Government Whip as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household until 1944.^[4] On 30 June, he was created a baronet, of Braxted Park in the County of Essex.^[5] Boulton represented Essex as a Deputy Lieutenant.<ref name = Who'sWho/>

Family

On 23 April 1903, he married Rosalind Mary Milburn, daughter of Sir John Milburn, 1st Baronet.^[2] They had four sons.^[2] Boulton died in 1949, aged 75, and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his oldest son Edward and then by his third son William.^[1]

References

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Whytehead Boulton