William Leader Maberly
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William Leader Maberly spent most of his life as a British
army officer and Whig politician.
He was the eldest child of John Maberly
(1777–1845), a currier, clothing manufacturer, banker and MP, who had made and lost a fortune in a lifetime.
He became a Member of Parliament, initially for Westbury
(1819–1820), then Northampton
(1820–1830), then Shaftesbury
(1831–32) and finally for Chatham
1832-1834.
In 1836, He was appointed as joint secretary to the General Post Office
, where he strongly opposed the introduction of the penny post
, a plan championed by Rowland Hill to charge a fixed price for postage (as is now the normal practice in most of the world). One of Maberly's principal secretaries during his time at the Post Office was the novelist Anthony Trollope
, who later parodied Maberly as Sir. Boreas Bodkin in the novel Marion Fay.
In 1865, the Canadian
Post Office Department Secretary William Dawson LeSueur
named the settlement of Maberly, Ontario
in Maberly's honour.
He had married the Irish novelist the Hon. Catherine C Prittie (1805–1875) in 1830. Their only child William Anson Robert Maberly died at the age of 29 in the Isle of Wight.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
army officer and Whig politician.
He was the eldest child of John Maberly
John Maberly
John Maberly was a British entrepreneur and Member of Parliament .John Maberly was born in London in 1770, the second child of London currier Stephen Maberly and Mary Maberly. In 1796 he married Mary Rose Leader, a well-to-do MP's daughter, with whom he was to have six children...
(1777–1845), a currier, clothing manufacturer, banker and MP, who had made and lost a fortune in a lifetime.
He became a Member of Parliament, initially for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
(1819–1820), then Northampton
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...
(1820–1830), then Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885....
(1831–32) and finally for Chatham
Chatham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chatham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
1832-1834.
In 1836, He was appointed as joint secretary to the General Post Office
General Post Office
General Post Office is the name of the British postal system from 1660 until 1969.General Post Office may also refer to:* General Post Office, Perth* General Post Office, Sydney* General Post Office, Melbourne* General Post Office, Brisbane...
, where he strongly opposed the introduction of the penny post
Penny Post
The Penny Post is any one of several postal systems in which normal letters could be sent for one penny.-London Penny Post:In England, the Post Office had a monopoly on the collection and carriage of letters between post towns but there was no delivery system until the London Penny Post was...
, a plan championed by Rowland Hill to charge a fixed price for postage (as is now the normal practice in most of the world). One of Maberly's principal secretaries during his time at the Post Office was the novelist Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
, who later parodied Maberly as Sir. Boreas Bodkin in the novel Marion Fay.
In 1865, the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Post Office Department Secretary William Dawson LeSueur
William Dawson LeSueur
William Dawson LeSueur was a Canadian civil servant and author.Born in Quebec City, the son of Peter LeSueur and Barbara Dawson, LeSueur studied Latin and Greek at the High School of Montreal. In 1856, he joined the provincial Post Office Department after moving to Toronto...
named the settlement of Maberly, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in Maberly's honour.
He had married the Irish novelist the Hon. Catherine C Prittie (1805–1875) in 1830. Their only child William Anson Robert Maberly died at the age of 29 in the Isle of Wight.
External links
- Dictionary of National Biography
- The naming of Maberly, Ontario