Frederick Richard West | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs | |
| In office 1847–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Townshend Mainwaring |
| Succeeded by | Townshend Mainwaring |
| In office 1826–1830 | |
| Preceded by | John Wynne Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Robert Myddelton Biddulph |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 1830–1832 Serving with William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst | |
| Preceded by | Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1799 London, England |
| Died | 1 May 1862 (aged 63) |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Georgiana Stanhope
(m. 1820; died 1824) |
| Children | 6, including William |
| Parent(s) | Hon. Frederick West Maria Myddleton |
Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead. He was a member of the Canterbury Association.
West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria Myddleton. He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.[1]
West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.[1]
His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope. Her parents were Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath of Longleat House. His second marriage was on 11 September 1827 to Theresa Cornwallis Whitby, the only daughter of Captain John Whitby RN, and Mary Anna Theresa Symonds,[1] had children: