William Cross (British politician)
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The Honourable
William Henry Cross (22 August 1856 – 11 December 1892), was a British Conservative
politician.
Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL
, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire
. He was returned to parliament for Liverpool West Derby in 1888, a seat he held until his premature death four years later.
Cross married Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
, in 1880. They had one son and four daughters. He died in December 1892, aged 36, predeceasing his father by 22 years. His only son Richard Assheton Cross
succeeded in the viscountcy in 1914. Mary Cross survived her husband by over fifty years and died in November 1946.
The Honourable
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William Henry Cross (22 August 1856 – 11 December 1892), was a British 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...
politician.
Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative politician...
, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. He was returned to parliament for Liverpool West Derby in 1888, a seat he held until his premature death four years later.
Cross married Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, in 1880. They had one son and four daughters. He died in December 1892, aged 36, predeceasing his father by 22 years. His only son Richard Assheton Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross , was a British peer and civil servant.Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland. His father died when Cross was ten...
succeeded in the viscountcy in 1914. Mary Cross survived her husband by over fifty years and died in November 1946.