William à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury
William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes later Holmes-á Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (11 July 1809 – 21 April 1891), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Born William Henry Ashe à Court, Heytesbury was the only son of William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury, and Maria Rebecca Bouverie. In 1828 he went up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons for the Isle of Wight in 1837, a seat he held until 1847. In 1860 he succeeded his father as second Baron Heytesbury and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Heytesbury married Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley Holmes, 1st Baronet, in 1833. He assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Holmes after that of á Court at the same time.[2] In 1860 he changed the family name, by Royal Licence, from á Court-Holmes to Holmes-á Court.[3] Lord Heytesbury died in April 1891, aged 81, and was succeeded by his grandson William.
Notes
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19094. p. 1869. 18 October 1833.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22415. p. 3087. 21 August 1860.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William à Court-Holmes
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight 1837–1847 |
Succeeded by John Simeon |
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| Preceded by | Baron Heytesbury | Succeeded by William Frederick Holmes à Court |
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- 1809 births
- 1891 deaths
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1837–41
- UK MPs 1841–47
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Politics of the Isle of Wight
