Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet (28 September 1781 – 3 December 1851) is best known for holding the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall
between 1807 and 1808, and for being a partner in a London banking house.
He was the fifth child and second son of Sir John Call of Whiteford, 1st Baronet (June 30, 1732 – March 1, 1801) and his wife Philadelphia Batty.
He was educated between 1797 and 1799 in Winchester College
, and succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Call, of Whiteford, Cornwall, upon the death of his father on March 1, 1801.
He married Louisa Georgina Forbes (December, 1779 – January 25, 1830) on June 19, 1806. They had four children (three daughters and a son), as follows: Phillida Elizabeth, who married the Rev. George Henry Somerset in 1835; Georgiana Mary, who died in 1837; William Berkeley Call, who succeeded him as the third Baronet; and Augusta, who married Capt. George D. Patterson of the British 98th Regiement.
They was also a daughter called Louisa Mercer who married William Henry Spencer the son of Francis Almeric Spencer
The Baronetcy was extinguished with the death of fourth Baronet, William George Montagu Call, on December 22, 1864.
He was a partner with Call, Marten & Company of Old Bond Street, a London banking house, founded by his father ,.
He died at age 70 in Whiteford House
, Stoke Climsland
, Cornwall.
High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...
between 1807 and 1808, and for being a partner in a London banking house.
He was the fifth child and second son of Sir John Call of Whiteford, 1st Baronet (June 30, 1732 – March 1, 1801) and his wife Philadelphia Batty.
He was educated between 1797 and 1799 in Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, and succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Call, of Whiteford, Cornwall, upon the death of his father on March 1, 1801.
He married Louisa Georgina Forbes (December, 1779 – January 25, 1830) on June 19, 1806. They had four children (three daughters and a son), as follows: Phillida Elizabeth, who married the Rev. George Henry Somerset in 1835; Georgiana Mary, who died in 1837; William Berkeley Call, who succeeded him as the third Baronet; and Augusta, who married Capt. George D. Patterson of the British 98th Regiement.
They was also a daughter called Louisa Mercer who married William Henry Spencer the son of Francis Almeric Spencer
The Baronetcy was extinguished with the death of fourth Baronet, William George Montagu Call, on December 22, 1864.
He was a partner with Call, Marten & Company of Old Bond Street, a London banking house, founded by his father ,.
He died at age 70 in Whiteford House
Whiteford House
Whiteford House was an English country house built in 1775 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. The house was built by Sir John Call of Whiteford on his return from India....
, Stoke Climsland
Stoke Climsland
Stoke Climsland is a village in the River Tamar Valley, Cornwall, United Kingdom within the civil parish of Stokeclimsland.The manor of Climsland was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall.-Notable buildings:...
, Cornwall.