Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872)
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Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872) was an English Whig politician.[1]
Life
The eldest son of Christopher Wyvill by his second marriage, to Sarah Codling, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1810.[1][2] He stood for election to parliament at York in 1820, calling himself a "moderate reformer".[3] In difficulty financially, he did not stand again in 1830.[1]
Family
Wyvill married Rachel Milnes, second daughter of Richard Slater Milnes MP of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire. They had three sons and four daughters.[1][2] The eldest son Marmaduke, also a Member of Parliament, is known as a chess player.[4]
