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{{Short description|British politician (1834–1916)}}
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==Life==
==Life==
Willyams was born 6 November 1834, the son of Humphry Willyams (1792–1822),<ref name="Burke1838">[https://books.google.com/books?id=KikAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=%22Castle+Neynoe%22+brydges&source=web&ots=OUizTCq7x9&sig=r0W4ZZdgQ8H7XaiPnWQVSRvXwpA&hl=en ''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&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334&dq=%22brydges+willyams%22+parliament&source=web&ots=9U2Tdx7PK8&sig=NKL4uhw9lMDgCztB8pLdkthmzI0&hl=en Google Books].</ref>
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>


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"/>


His aunt by marriage [[Sarah Brydges Willyams]], was an heiress, who married his father's elder brother James (1772–1820) 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>
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>


Willyams was educated at [[Merton College, Oxford]].<ref name="TimesObit"/>
Willyams was educated at [[Merton College, Oxford]].<ref name="TimesObit"/>


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,<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p18977.htm ThePeerage.Com family information for Levy.]</ref> 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.
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.


He died on Tuesday, 10 October 1916, at his seat, [[Carnanton House]], [[St Columb Major]].
He died on Tuesday, 10 October 1916, at his seat, [[Carnanton House]], [[St Columb Major]].
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*MP for [[Truro (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro]], 1880–1885.
*MP for [[Truro (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro]], 1880–1885.


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 [[Truro by-election, 1878|Truro by-election]] in 1878 he lost to the Conservative candidate [[Arthur Tremayne]].
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]].


==Interests==
==Interests==
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==Difficulties==
==Difficulties==
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 [[United Kingdom general election, 1874|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>
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>


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>
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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==External links==
==External links==
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Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1885.

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]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Obituary in The Times, Thursday, 12 October 1916
  2. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 27 January 1892; pg. 9; Issue 33545; col F Appointment of E. B. Willyams in the Court Circular.
  3. ^ Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain 1838, page 38: Willyams of Carnanton, on Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Edwin Jaggard Cornwall politics in the age of reform
  5. ^ a b The Gentleman's Magazine, July–December 1861, p334 Notice of the death of James Willyams on Google Books.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ The Times, Monday, 16 March 1857; p.12; Issue 22629; col E: "Election Intelligence: Truro", indicates that Willyams will stand and his views.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ The Times, Friday, 8 March 1872; pg. 11; Issue 27319; col D: "Court of Probate and Divorce, March 7".
  11. ^ The Times, Friday, 4 February 1910; pg. 4; Issue 39187; col A: "The Assizes. Western Circuit., Claim on Promissory Notes."
  12. ^ The Times, Saturday, 1 October 1910; pg. 3; Issue 39392; col A: "Charge of Forgery".

Sources

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  • 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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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Truro
1857–1859
With: Augustus Smith 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cornwall East
1868–1874
With: Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt. 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Truro
1880–1885
With: James McGarel-Hogg 		Succeeded by
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