William Howe Windham
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William Howe Windham was the son of Vice-Admiral William Lukin Windham, and a British Member of Parliament
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He represented the constituency of East Norfolk
1832–1835 as a Liberal
, but was defeated at the elections of 1835 and 1837. He was also High Sheriff of Norfolk
in 1842. He married Lady Sophia Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol
, by whom he had one son:
Member of Parliament
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He represented the constituency of East Norfolk
East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
East Norfolk was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868. Another Eastern division was created in 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
1832–1835 as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
, but was defeated at the elections of 1835 and 1837. He was also High Sheriff of Norfolk
High Sheriff of Norfolk
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Norfolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
in 1842. He married Lady Sophia Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol
Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Hervey between 1796 and 1803 and known as The Earl of Bristol between 1803 and 1826, was a British peer....
, by whom he had one son:
- Frederick William "Mad" Windham (1840–1866)