William Welby-Gregory

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

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

Career

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham at the 1857 general election,[2] and held the seat until he resigned on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds)[3] in order to contest a by-election for South Lincolnshire.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by who he had three children.

He died on 26 November 1898.

See also

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Glynne Welby, Bt
Lord Montagu Graham		 Member of Parliament for Grantham
1857–1868
With: Frederick Tollemache 1857–1865
John Thorold 1865–1868		 Succeeded by
John Thorold
Edmund Turnor
Preceded by
John Trollope		 Member of Parliament for South Lincolnshire
1868–1884		 Succeeded by
Murray Finch-Hatton
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Glynne Welby		 Baronet
(of Denton Manor)
1875–1898		 Succeeded by
Charles Welby


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