Robert Williams (1811–1890)
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Robert Williams (23 January 1811 – 7 June 1890)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorchester at the 1835 general election,[2] and held the seat until he stepped down from the House of Commons at the 1841 general election.[2] In 1855 he was appointed Sheriff of Dorset.[3]
He died in 1890. He had married twice: firstly Mary Anne, the daughter of Rev. John William Cunningham, Vicar of Harrow, with whom he had two sons and three daughters and secondly Lady Emily Maria Leslie-Melville.[3]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Williams
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1835 – 1841 With: Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
Succeeded by Sir James Graham, Bt Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
