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William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick

William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick

Irish politician

The Rt Hon. William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick (28 October 1805 – 15 September 1892),[1] known as William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume until 1864, was an Irish Conservative politician.[2]

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He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Wicklow in 1852 and held the seat until 1880, when he was defeated.[3] In 1890 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.

Personal life

Dick was the son of William Hoare Hume and Charlotte Anna Dick. He married Margaret Bruce Chaloner, daughter of Robert Chaloner and Frances Laura Dundas in 1829.[2]

However, this marriage ended for an unknown reason, and he remarried to Ellen (or Helen)[4] Crookshank, daughter of George Crookshank, around 1860.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. [2]
    "Rt. Hon. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Dick". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  4. [4]
    "At the Circulating Library Author Information: Mrs. Pemberton". 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
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