Sir William Milner, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 3rd Baronet (6 October 1754 – 9 September 1811) of Nun Appleton Hall, Yorkshire, was a British Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York. [1]

Nun Appleton Hall

He was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet, of Nun Appleton by Elizabeth, the daughter and coheiress of Revd. the Hon. George Mordaunt. He was educated at Eton College between 1766 and 1769. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1774.

He served in the British Army as a cornet in the 10th Dragoons from 1772 to 1776. Later in his life he would serve as an officer in the volunteer militia.

He was elected Lord Mayor of York for 1787–88 and again for a second term for 1798–99. He represented the city of York from 1790 to 1811 as a Whig in both the Parliament of Great Britain, and from the Acts of Union 1800 the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

He married in 1776, Diana, the daughter of Humphrey Sturt of Crichel More, Dorset. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his son Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Baronet

References

  1. "MILNER, Sir William Mordaunt, 3rd Bt. (1754-1811), of Nun Appleton, Yorks". History of Parliament trust. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
The Viscount Galway
Richard Slater Milnes
Member of Parliament for York
17901800
With: Richard Slater Milnes
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for York
18001811
With: Richard Slater Milnes 18001802
Lawrence Dundas 18021807
Mark Masterman-Sykes 18071811
Succeeded by
Lawrence Dundas
Mark Masterman-Sykes
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Milner
Baronet
(of Nun Appleton Hall)
1774–1811
Succeeded by
William Mordaunt Sturt Milner
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