Frank Dicksee, The House Builders (1880), a painting portraying Sir W.E. and The Hon. Lady Welby-Gregory

Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet DL (4 January 1829 – 26 November 1898)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Career

He was the son of Sir Glynne Welby, 3rd Baronet, educated at Eton College. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1847, graduating B.A. in 1846.[2]

Welby was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham at the 1857 general election,[3] and held the seat until he resigned on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds)[4] in order to contest a by-election for South Lincolnshire.[3] He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4]

In 1889 he was appointed the first chairman of Kesteven County Council, a position he held until his death in 1898.[5]

Personal life

In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by whom he had three children. He died on 26 November 1898.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Welby-Gregory, (Sir) William Earle (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 133. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. ^ a b Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Kesteven County Council: The place of meeting decided". Grantham Journal. 6 April 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Death of Sir William E. Welby-Gregory". Stamford Mercury. 2 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Glynne Welby, BtLord Montagu Graham Member of Parliament for Grantham 1857–1868 With: Frederick Tollemache 1857–1865John Thorold 1865–1868 Succeeded byJohn ThoroldEdmund Turnor Preceded byJohn Trollope Member of Parliament for South Lincolnshire 1868–1884 Succeeded byMurray Finch-Hatton Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded byGlynne Welby Baronet(of Denton Manor) 1875–1898 Succeeded byCharles Welby


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