Richard Fountayne Wilson
Richard Fountayne Wilson (also given as Fountayne-Wilson;[1][2] 9 June 1783 – 24 July 1847) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency between 1826 and 1830.[3]
The son of Richard Wilson and Elizabeth Fountayne, Fountayne Wilson's paternal grandfather was a bishop of Bristol and his maternal grandfather the dean of York.[3] Both Fountayne Wilson's parents died separately in 1786 when he was three years old, leaving he and his brother as orphans; following his brother's death in 1801, Fountayne Wilson became the heir to his maternal grandfather's estate at High Melton Hall, near Doncaster, which he inherited the following year.[3]
In February 1807 Fountayne Wilson was elected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.[4]
Fountayne Wilson was elected as one of four members for Yorkshire in the 1826 general election; he represented the Tory party.[5] Fountayne Wilson retired from Parliament in 1830.
As an MP he was known as a "man of few words" in Parliament, but a prolific bringer of petitions.[3]
He had at least seven children, and died in 1847 after suffering a series of illnesses.[3]
References
- ^ Mr Richard Fountayne-Wilson (Hansard) UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Mr Richard Fountayne-Wilson, Former MP for Yorkshire TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Member Biographies: FOUNTAYNE WILSON, Richard (1783-1847) The History of Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "No. 15998". The London Gazette. 7 February 1807. p. 156.
- ^ The Annual Register, or a view of the History and Politics of the Year 1847. (page 242). Retrieved 3 December 2020.