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| ⚫ | '''Edward William Brydges Willyams''' (5 November 1834 – 10 October 1916) was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP, successively for three [[Cornwall|Cornish]] constituencies.<ref name="TimesObit">Obituary in ''The Times'', Thursday, 12 October 1916</ref> In 1892, he was appointed [[High Sheriff of Cornwall]].<ref>''The Times'', Wednesday, 27 January 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33545; col F Appointment of E. B. Willyams in the Court Circular.</ref> |
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==Life== |
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Willyams was born 6 November 1834, the son of Humphry Willyams,<ref name="Burke1838">[https://books.google.com/books?id=KikAAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Castle+Neynoe%22+brydges&pg=PA35 ''Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain 1838'', page 38: Willyams of Carnanton, on Google Books.]</ref> a banker, land-owner and Liberal elector of [[Truro]]<ref name="Jaggard">Edwin Jaggard ''Cornwall politics in the age of reform''</ref> and Ellen Frances Brydges Neynoe, his wife. She was the daughter of Colonel [[William Brydges Neynoe]] of Castle Neynoe, [[County Sligo]].<ref name="GM1861">''[[The Gentleman's Magazine]]'', July–December 1861, p334 Notice of the death of James Willyams on [https://books.google.com/books?id=dkc5GNmpYI0C&dq=%22brydges+willyams%22+parliament&pg=PA334 Google Books].</ref> |
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His older brother, James Willyams died aged 38 in 1861.<ref name="GM1861"/> |
His older brother, James Willyams died aged 38 in 1861.<ref name="GM1861"/> |
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His aunt by marriage Sarah |
His aunt by marriage [[Sarah Brydges Willyams]], was an heiress, who married his father's elder brother James and had no children. However, when she died in 1863, she gave three-quarters of her fortune to [[Benjamin Disraeli]], a great friend of hers and she was interred next to him in the Disraeli vault at [[Hughenden, Buckinghamshire]].<ref name="TimesObit"/><ref>[[ODNB]] article by M. G. Wiebe, 'Willyams, Sarah Brydges (d. 1863)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/39302], accessed 26 April 2008.</ref> |
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==Education== |
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| ⚫ | He was married twice, first to Jane, youngest daughter of Sir Trevor Wheler, Bt. on 26 June 1856<ref>Probably [[Wheler baronets|Sir Trevor Wheler, 11th Baronet (1828–1900)]]. The marriage is reported in ''The Times'', Monday, 30 June 1856; pg. 1; Issue 22407; col A</ref> and then on 5 June 1882 to Emily, a daughter of Sir [[Joseph Moses Levy]], the proprietor of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', which then supported the Liberal Party.<ref name="TimesObit" /> Emily Brydges Willyams died 5 February 1902. |
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| ⚫ | He stood for election at [[St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)|St Austell]] in |
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| ⚫ | He stood for election at [[St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)|St Austell]] in 1887, as a [[Liberal Unionist]] but was defeated by the [[William Ewart Gladstone#Third ministry.2C 1886|Gladstonian]] candidate,<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 20 May 1887; pg. 5; Issue 32077; col F: "Election Intelligence. Cornwall, St. Austell Division." -[[William Alexander McArthur|G L M'Arthur]] – 3,540 ;Brydges Willyams – 3329.</ref> and at the [[1878 Truro by-election|Truro by-election]] in 1878 he lost to the Conservative candidate [[Arthur Tremayne]]. |
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==Marriages== |
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| ⚫ | He was married twice, first to Jane, youngest daughter of Sir Trevor Wheler, Bt. on 26 June 1856 |
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==Interests== |
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==Difficulties== |
==Difficulties== |
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He was the co-respondent in a divorce in 1871/ |
He was the co-respondent in a divorce in 1871/72, having carried on an affair with Lady Jolliffe, the wife of [[Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton|Captain Jolliffe]], MP for [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]]. He did not stand at the [[1874 United Kingdom general election|General Election in 1874]].<ref name="Jaggard"/>{{rp|Jaggard p.183–189}}<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 8 March 1872; pg. 11; Issue 27319; col D: "Court of Probate and Divorce, March 7".</ref> |
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Olive Willyams, the wife of his heir, Arthur Hugh Vivien Willyams, tried to obtain £4,000 from him, using promissory notes that he claimed were forged by her. She was committed to prison for three years and |
Olive Willyams, the wife of his heir, Arthur Hugh Vivien Willyams, tried to obtain £4,000 from him, using promissory notes that he claimed were forged by her. She was committed to prison for three years and "was afterwards declared to have become insane.<ref name="TimesObit"/><ref>''The Times'', Friday, 4 February 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39187; col A: "The Assizes. Western Circuit., Claim on Promissory Notes."</ref><ref>''The Times'', Saturday, 1 October 1910; pg. 3; Issue 39392; col A: "Charge of Forgery".</ref> |
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==Death== |
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*Obituary of Edward Brydges Willyams in ''The Times'', Thursday, |
* Obituary of Edward Brydges Willyams in ''The Times'', Thursday, 12 Oct 1916; pg. 11; Issue 41296; column E. |
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*[[Edwin Jaggard]] ''Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform |
* [[Edwin Jaggard]] ''Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform 1790–1855'', [[Royal Historical Society]]/Boydell Press, (1999), {{ISBN|0-86193-243-9}}, Chapter 6–8. |
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| title = [[East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|Member of Parliament for Cornwall East]] |
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| with = [[Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, 9th Baronet|Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt.]] |
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| after = [[Sir Colman Rashleigh, 2nd Baronet|Sir Colman Rashleigh]]<br />[[John Tremayne ( |
| after = [[Sir Colman Rashleigh, 2nd Baronet|Sir Colman Rashleigh]]<br />[[John Tremayne (1825–1901)|John Tremayne]] |
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| before = [[John Cranch Walker]] and <br />[[Sir Frederick Williams, 2nd Baronet|Sir Frederick Williams, Bt.]] |
| before = [[John Cranch Walker]] and <br />[[Sir Frederick Williams, 2nd Baronet|Sir Frederick Williams, Bt.]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 29 August 2024
Edward William Brydges Willyams (5 November 1834 – 10 October 1916) was a Liberal MP, successively for three Cornish constituencies.[1] In 1892, he was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.[2]
Leben
[edit]Willyams was born 6 November 1834, the son of Humphry Willyams,[3] a banker, land-owner and Liberal elector of Truro[4] and Ellen Frances Brydges Neynoe, his wife. She was the daughter of Colonel William Brydges Neynoe of Castle Neynoe, County Sligo.[5]
His older brother, James Willyams died aged 38 in 1861.[5]
His aunt by marriage Sarah Brydges Willyams, was an heiress, who married his father's elder brother James and had no children. However, when she died in 1863, she gave three-quarters of her fortune to Benjamin Disraeli, a great friend of hers and she was interred next to him in the Disraeli vault at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire.[1][6]
Willyams was educated at Merton College, Oxford.[1]
He was married twice, first to Jane, youngest daughter of Sir Trevor Wheler, Bt. on 26 June 1856[7] and then on 5 June 1882 to Emily, a daughter of Sir Joseph Moses Levy, the proprietor of The Daily Telegraph, which then supported the Liberal Party.[1] Emily Brydges Willyams died 5 February 1902.
He died on Tuesday, 10 October 1916, at his seat, Carnanton House, St Columb Major.
Parliamentary service
[edit]- MP for Truro from 1857 to 1859.[8]
- MP for East Cornwall, 1868–1874.
- MP for Truro, 1880–1885.
He stood for election at St Austell in 1887, as a Liberal Unionist but was defeated by the Gladstonian candidate,[9] and at the Truro by-election in 1878 he lost to the Conservative candidate Arthur Tremayne.
Interests
[edit]He was a keen supporter of the old Cornish sport of hurling.[1] Racing reports in The Times from 1884 to 1910 show his ownership of several race-horses, during this period.
Difficulties
[edit]He was the co-respondent in a divorce in 1871/72, having carried on an affair with Lady Jolliffe, the wife of Captain Jolliffe, MP for Wells. He did not stand at the General Election in 1874.[4]: Jaggard p.183–189 [10]
Olive Willyams, the wife of his heir, Arthur Hugh Vivien Willyams, tried to obtain £4,000 from him, using promissory notes that he claimed were forged by her. She was committed to prison for three years and "was afterwards declared to have become insane.[1][11][12]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Obituary in The Times, Thursday, 12 October 1916
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 27 January 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33545; col F Appointment of E. B. Willyams in the Court Circular.
- ^ Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain 1838, page 38: Willyams of Carnanton, on Google Books.
- ^ a b Edwin Jaggard Cornwall politics in the age of reform
- ^ a b The Gentleman's Magazine, July–December 1861, p334 Notice of the death of James Willyams on Google Books.
- ^ ODNB article by M. G. Wiebe, 'Willyams, Sarah Brydges (d. 1863)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 26 April 2008.
- ^ Probably Sir Trevor Wheler, 11th Baronet (1828–1900). The marriage is reported in The Times, Monday, 30 June 1856; pg. 1; Issue 22407; col A
- ^ The Times, Monday, 16 March 1857; p.12; Issue 22629; col E: "Election Intelligence: Truro", indicates that Willyams will stand and his views.
- ^ The Times, Friday, 20 May 1887; pg. 5; Issue 32077; col F: "Election Intelligence. Cornwall, St. Austell Division." -G L M'Arthur – 3,540 ;Brydges Willyams – 3329.
- ^ The Times, Friday, 8 March 1872; pg. 11; Issue 27319; col D: "Court of Probate and Divorce, March 7".
- ^ The Times, Friday, 4 February 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39187; col A: "The Assizes. Western Circuit., Claim on Promissory Notes."
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 1 October 1910; pg. 3; Issue 39392; col A: "Charge of Forgery".
Sources
[edit]- Obituary of Edward Brydges Willyams in The Times, Thursday, 12 Oct 1916; pg. 11; Issue 41296; column E.
- Edwin Jaggard Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform 1790–1855, Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, (1999), ISBN 0-86193-243-9, Chapter 6–8.
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