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Colonel '''William Assheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield''' (21 August 1766 – 1 August 1821), was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ludgershall (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludgershall]] (1790–1796) and [[Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)|Plympton Erle]] (7 February 1807 – 4 February 1810). He was colonel of a [[fencible]] cavalry regiment, the Norfolk Fencible Light Dragoons (1794),<ref>{{cite news|title=
==Biography==
He was mainly associated with [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC). Harbord made three known appearances in [[first-class cricket]] matches during the 1791 season.{{sfn|Haygarth|1862|p={{page needed|date=January 2012}} }}
He succeeded his father, [[Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield]], as Baron Suffield in February 1810.{{sfn|Thorne|1986}} He married Lady Caroline Hobart, daughter of [[John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire]], but had no children. On his death, his title passed to his brother [[Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield|Edward]].
He played an intermittent role in politics, being regarded as a strong if not vocal supporter of [[William Pitt the Younger]] and later of [[Spencer Perceval]]. Although he had a strong family link with [[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Castlereagh]], who had married Caroline's sister [[Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh|Lady Amelia Hobart]], the two men were not close politically. He opposed the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.
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==Arms==
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|image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]][[File:
|escutcheon = Quarterly: 1st and 4th, quarterly Azure and Gules four Lions rampant Argent and in the centre an Imperial Crown Or (Harbord); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Fleur-de-lis Gules (Morden)
|crest = On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion couchant Argent
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