William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick

The Rt Hon. William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick (28 October 1805 – 15 September 1892),[1] known as William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume until 1864, was an Irish Conservative politician.[2]

William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick
Member of Parliament
for Wicklow
In office
17 July 1852 – 10 April 1880
Serving with William Richard O'Byrne (18741880)
Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (18681874)
Lord Proby (succeeded as The 4th Earl of Carysfort in November 1868; 18581868)
The 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (known as Viscount Milton up until October 1857; 18521858)
Preceded byViscount Milton
Ralph Howard
Succeeded byWilliam Joseph Corbet
James Carlile McCoan
Personal details
Born
William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume

28 October 1805
Died15 September 1892(1892-09-15) (aged 86)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Ellen Crookshank
(m. 1859)

Margaret Bruce Chaloner
(m. 1829)
Parent(s)William Hoare Hume
Charlotte Anna Dick

He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Wicklow in 1852 and held the seat until 1880, when he was defeated.[3] In 1890 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.

Personal life

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Dick was the son of William Hoare Hume and Charlotte Anna Dick. He married Margaret Bruce Chaloner, daughter of Robert Chaloner and Frances Laura Dundas in 1829.[2]

However, this marriage ended for an unknown reason, and he remarried to Ellen (or Helen)[4] Crookshank, daughter of George Crookshank, around 1860.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b c "Rt. Hon. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Dick". The Peerage. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  4. ^ "At the Circulating Library Author Information: Mrs. Pemberton". 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wicklow
18521880
With: William Richard O'Byrne (18741880)
Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (18681874)
Granville Proby (18581868)
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (18521858)
Succeeded by