Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet

Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, 10th baronet (23 September 1801 – 28 August 1875) was an English Whig and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1831 and 1868.

Bulkeley-Williams was born as Williams to Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet and his wife Anne Lewis. In 1827 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bulkeley on succeeding to the estates of Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley.

At the 1831 general election Williams-Bulkeley was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris. In the reformed parliament he was elected at the 1832 general election as MP for Anglesey, and held the seat until 1837. He was elected as MP for Flint Burghs in 1841 and held the seat until 1847. He then stood again and was elected at Anglesey and held the seat until 1868. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire from 7 March 1851 to 14 September 1866.

Williams-Bulkeley died at the age of 73.

Williams Bulkeley married Maria Frances Massey-Standley, daughter of Thomas Stanley Massey-Standley, on 30 August 1832. He was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his son Richard.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Robert Williams, Bt	Member of Parliament for Beaumaris 1831 – 1832	Succeeded by Frederick Paget
Preceded by The Earl of Uxbridge	Member of Parliament for Anglesey 1832 – 1837	Succeeded by Hon. William Stanley
Preceded by Charles Dundas	Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs 1841 – 1847	Succeeded by Sir John Hanmer, Bt
Preceded by Hon. William Stanley	Member of Parliament for Anglesey 1847 – 1868	Succeeded by Richard Davies
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Robert Williams	Baronet (of Penrhyn) 1830–1875	Succeeded by Richard Williams-Bulkeley