William Frederick Hicks-Beach
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William Frederick Hicks-Beach JP
(14 July 1841 – 7 September 1923) was the Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Tewkesbury
from 1916 to 1918.
He was born in Whitcombe Park, Gloucestershire
, the younger son of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet, and his wife Harriett Vittoria (née Stratton). Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn, was his elder brother. He married firstly 1865 Elizabeth Caroline Tyrwhitt-Drake (1841–1901), by whom he had 5 sons and 3 daughters. His second wife, whom he married 1903, was Emily Susan Christian (1866–1958).
Justice of the Peace
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(14 July 1841 – 7 September 1923) was the Conservative Party
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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1916 to 1918.
He was born in Whitcombe Park, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, the younger son of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet, and his wife Harriett Vittoria (née Stratton). Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn, was his elder brother. He married firstly 1865 Elizabeth Caroline Tyrwhitt-Drake (1841–1901), by whom he had 5 sons and 3 daughters. His second wife, whom he married 1903, was Emily Susan Christian (1866–1958).