William Henry Fellowes

William Henry Fellowes
Born	(1769-07-15)15 July 1769
Died
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Emma Benyon
Parent(s)	William Fellowes and Lavinia Smyth

William Henry Fellowes (15 July 1769 – 23 August 1837), of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire and Haverland Hall in Norfolk, was a British Member of Parliament.

Fellowes was the son of William Fellowes and Lavinia Smyth. He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdon in 1796, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Huntingdonshire from 1807 to 1830. He married Emma Benyon, daughter of Richard Benyon (and granddaughter of Richard Benyon Senior, the Governor of Fort St George) in 1805. Their eldest surviving son Edward Fellowes was elevated to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey in 1887. Their third son, Richard, was Conservative MP for Berkshire. Two of their grandsons, William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey, and Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn, were both Conservative government ministers. Fellowes died in August 1837, aged 68. Another grandson, James Herbert Benyon, was Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Henry Fellowes

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Willett Payne Henry Speed	Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1796–1800 With: John Calvert	Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (self in Parliament of Great Britain)	Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1801–1807 With: John Calvert	Succeeded by John Calvert William Meeke Farmer
Preceded by Viscount Hinchingbrooke Lord Proby	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1807–1830 With: Viscount Hinchingbrooke 1807–1814 Lord Proby 1814–1818 Lord Frederick Montagu 1818–1820 Lord John Russell 1820–1826 Viscount Mandeville 1826–1830	Succeeded by Viscount Mandeville Lord Strathavon