Frederick Richard West

Frederick Richard West
Frederick Richard West
Member of Parliament; for Denbigh Boroughs
	In office; 1847–1857
Preceded by	Townshend Mainwaring
Succeeded by	Townshend Mainwaring
	In office; 1826–1830
Preceded by	John Wynne Griffith
Succeeded by	Robert Myddelton Biddulph
Member of Parliament; for East Grinstead
	In office; 1830–1832 Serving with William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
Preceded by	Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly; William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	6 February 1799; London, England
Died	1 May 1862 (aged 63)
Spouse(s)	Lady Georgiana Stanhope (m. 1820; died 1824); Theresa Cornwallis Whitby (m. 1827)
Children	6, including William
Parent(s)	Hon. Frederick West; Maria Myddleton

Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead. He was a member of the Canterbury Association.

Early life

West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria Myddleton. He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.^[1]

Political career

West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.^[1]

Family

His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope. Her parents were Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755–1815) and Henrietta, the third daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath of Longleat House. She died on 14 August 1824, aged 22, without issue. His second marriage was on 11 September 1827 to Theresa Cornwallis Whitby, the only daughter of Captain John Whitby RN, and Mary Anna Theresa Symonds,^[1] had children:

a son (September 1828 – December 1828)
Frederick Myddelton West (31 August 1830 – 13 August 1868) unmarried.
Georgiana Theresa Ella West (28 December 1831 – 8 February 1915), married in 1875, as his second wife, to Warren Peacocke (1822–1877), son of Vice-Admiral Richard Peacocke. No issue.
Florence West (2 November 1833 – 1 June 1906) unmarried.
William Cornwallis-West (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917), who later became an MP for West Denbighshire. In 1872, he married Patsy Fitzpatrick, by whom he had three children. George married Lady Randolph Churchill. Daisy married the Prince of Pless. Shelagh married the 2nd Duke of Westminster.
Theresa Lucy Sophia Elphinstone West (9 August 1839 – 4 October 1920) unmarried.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 87–88. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Richard West

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Wynne Griffith	Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs 1826–1830	Succeeded by Robert Myddelton Biddulph
Preceded by Townshend Mainwaring	Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs 1847–1857	Succeeded by Townshend Mainwaring
Preceded by Lord Strathavon Viscount Holmesdale	Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1830–1832 With: Viscount Holmesdale 1830–1832	Constituency abolished

[Blain-1] Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 87–88. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

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