Sir William Boulton, 1st Baronet

For other people named William Boulton, see William Boulton (disambiguation).

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]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Philip Hoffman		 Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central
1931 – 1945 		Succeeded by
Harry Morris
Political offices
Preceded by
James Edmondson		 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1942 – 1944 		Succeeded by
Arthur Young
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Braxted Park)
1944 – 1949 		Succeeded by
Edward Boulton


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