William Vansittart

William Vansittart
William Vansittart
Member of Parliament ; for Windsor
	In office; 27 March 1857 – 12 July 1865 Serving with Richard Vyse (1863–1865); George William Hope (1859–1863); Charles Grenfell (1857–1859)
Preceded by	Samson Ricardo; Charles Grenfell
Succeeded by	Henry Hoare; Henry Labouchère
Personal details
Born	2 May 1813
Died	15 January 1878 (aged 64)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Other political; affiliations	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Melanie Jenkins (m. 1866); Henrietta Humphreys (m. 1847; died 1852); Emily Leslie-Anstruther (m. 1839; died 1844)
Children	Four
Parents	Arthur Vansittart; Caroline Eden

William Vansittart (2 May 1813 – 15 January 1878)[1] was a British Conservative Party and Liberal Party politician.

Born in 1813, Vansittart was the son of Arthur and Caroline (née Eden) Vansittart. In 1839, he married Emily, daughter of Robert Leslie-Anstruther, and they had two children, Emily Eden (born 21 April 1840, Bhaugulpore,[2] died 27 May 1905[3]) and William Henry (born 1844), before she died in 1844 on return from India. He then remarried to Harriette, daughter of Ambrose Humphrys, on 2 December 1847,[4] and they had one child, Caroline Bretha (died 1919), before she also died in 1852. Thirdly, in 1866, he married Melanie, daughter of Sir Richard Jenkins, and they had a son: Charles Edward Bexley (born 1867)[3][5]

A liberal-conservative in politics, Vansittart was elected Conservative Party MP for Windsor at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he sought re-election as a Liberal Party candidate, but failed.[6][7]

He was also part of the Honourable East India Company and a Deputy Lieutenant.[3][5]

He died in January 1878 from shock after receiving burns to his arm when a lint used to dress a wound to his arm caught fire.[8]

References

"Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)
The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume (reprint ed.). Heritage Books. pp. 275–276. ISBN 9780788418723. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Westminster Marriages Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)
"William Vansittart". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Disraeli, Benjamin (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857-1859 (Illustrated ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780802087287. william vansittart 1813 1878.
"The Late Mr Vansittart". Reading Mercury. 26 January 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr William Vansittart

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Samson Ricardo Charles Grenfell	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1857–1865 With: Richard Vyse (1863–1865) George William Hope (1859–1863) Charles Grenfell (1857–1859)	Succeeded by Henry Hoare Henry Labouchère

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[1] "Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[2] British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)

[plantagenet-3] The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume (reprint ed.). Heritage Books. pp. 275–276. ISBN 9780788418723. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[4] Westminster Marriages Transcription - findmypast (subscription required)

[thepeerage-5] "William Vansittart". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[craig1832-6] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[7] Disraeli, Benjamin (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857-1859 (Illustrated ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780802087287. william vansittart 1813 1878.

[8] "The Late Mr Vansittart". Reading Mercury. 26 January 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.