William Honywood (died 1818)
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William Honywood was a British soldier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1812.
Honeywood was the son of William Honywood and his wife Elizabeth Clark of Wallingford. He served in the American War
.
Honywood was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Kent
at the 1806 general election
and held the seat until the 1812 general election
, which he did not contest.
Honywood died at his home in Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London aged 59.
Honywood married married Mary Brockman. Their son William Philip Honywood
was also MP for Kent.
Honeywood was the son of William Honywood and his wife Elizabeth Clark of Wallingford. He served in the American War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
.
Honywood was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
at the 1806 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1806
The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
and held the seat until the 1812 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1812
The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
, which he did not contest.
Honywood died at his home in Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London aged 59.
Honywood married married Mary Brockman. Their son William Philip Honywood
William Philip Honywood
William Philip Honywood was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1830.Honywood was the son of William Honywood and his wife Mary Brockman....
was also MP for Kent.