William Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley
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William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley (1 August 1852-24 December 1881), was a British Conservative Party
politician.
Helmsley was the son of William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham
, and his wife Mabel Violet, daughter of Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet. He was elected to the House of Commons
as one of two representatives for the North Riding of Yorkshire
in the 1874 general election
, a seat he held until his death seven years later.
Lord Helmsley married Lady Muriel Frances Louisa, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
, in 1876. They had one son and one daughter.
He died in December 1881, at Madeira, aged only 29. His son Charles
later succeeded in the earldom. Lady Helmsley later remarried and died in March 1925.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Helmsley was the son of William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham
William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham
William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham , known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician....
, and his wife Mabel Violet, daughter of Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as one of two representatives for the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, a seat he held until his death seven years later.
Lord Helmsley married Lady Muriel Frances Louisa, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury
Charles John Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, 19th Earl of Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot, PC , styled Viscount Ingestre between 1849 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician...
, in 1876. They had one son and one daughter.
- Mabel Theresa Duncombe (1877 - 1913)
- Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of FevershamCharles Duncombe, 2nd Earl of FevershamLieutenant-Colonel Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham , known as Viscount Helmsley from 1881 to 1915, was a British Conservative Party politician and soldier....
(1879 – 1916)
He died in December 1881, at Madeira, aged only 29. His son Charles
Charles Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles William Reginald Duncombe, 2nd Earl of Feversham , known as Viscount Helmsley from 1881 to 1915, was a British Conservative Party politician and soldier....
later succeeded in the earldom. Lady Helmsley later remarried and died in March 1925.