Wigram Baronets
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The Wigram Baronetcy, of Walthamstow House in the County of Essex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 October 1805 for Robert Wigram
. He was a successful merchant and also represented Fowey
and Wexford Borough
in the House of Commons
. The second Baronet also represented Wexford Borough in Parliament. He assumed in 1832 by Royal license the surname of Fitzwygram. The fourth Baronet was a Lieutenant-General in the army and sat as a Conservative
Member of Parliament
for South Hampshire and Fareham.
Sir Joseph Wigram, Joseph Cotton Wigram
, Loftus Wigram
and George Wigram
, younger sons of the first Baronet, all gained distinction. Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
, was the grandson of Reverend William Pitt Wigram, ninth and youngest son of the first Baronet.
Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet was a British merchant shipbuilder and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom between 1802 and 1807....
. He was a successful merchant and also represented Fowey
Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and Wexford Borough
Wexford Borough (UK Parliament constituency)
Wexford Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament . It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801....
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The second Baronet also represented Wexford Borough in Parliament. He assumed in 1832 by Royal license the surname of Fitzwygram. The fourth Baronet was a Lieutenant-General in the army and sat as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for South Hampshire and Fareham.
Sir Joseph Wigram, Joseph Cotton Wigram
Joseph Cotton Wigram
Joseph Cotton Wigram was a British churchman, archdeacon of Surrey, archdeacon of Winchester and bishop of Rochester.-Life:...
, Loftus Wigram
Loftus Wigram
Loftus Tottenham Wigram QC , was a British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician.Wigram was a younger son of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, by his second wife Eleanor, daughter of John Watts...
and George Wigram
George Wigram
George Vicesimus Wigram was an English biblical scholar and theologian.-Early life:He was the 20th child of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, a famous and wealthy merchant, and the 14th child of Lady Eleanor Wigram, Robert's 2nd wife...
, younger sons of the first Baronet, all gained distinction. Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram GCB, GCVO, CSI, PC , was a British soldier and court official. He was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1931 to 1936....
, was the grandson of Reverend William Pitt Wigram, ninth and youngest son of the first Baronet.
Wigram Baronets, of Walthamstow (1805)
- Sir Robert Wigram, 1st BaronetSir Robert Wigram, 1st BaronetSir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet was a British merchant shipbuilder and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom between 1802 and 1807....
(1743-1830) - Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet FRS was a Director of the Bank of England and a Tory politician.Fitzwygram, who began life as Robert Wigram, was the eldest son of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, merchant and shipbuilder of Walthamstow. Wigram was interested in the foundation of the London...
(1773-1843) - Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 3rd Baronet (1813-1873)
- Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram, 4th BaronetSir Frederick Fitzwygram, 4th BaronetLieutenant-General Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram, 4th baronet was a British Army cavalry officer, expert on horses and Conservative politician....
(1823-1904) - Sir Frederick Loftus Francis Fitzwygram, 5th Baronet (1884-1920)
- Sir Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram, 6th Baronet (1864-1935)
- Sir Clifford Woolmore Wigram, 7th Baronet (1911-2000)
- Sir Edward Robert Woolmore Wigram, 8th Baronet (1913-2003)
- Sir John Woolmore Wigram, 9th Baronet (b. 1957)