William Burdon (MP) explained
William Wharton Burdon (1803–1870) was an English Whig Member of Parliament who represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1835 to 1837.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
He was the son of William Burdon, and matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1817. He resided at Hartford Hall, just outside Bedlington, a mansion built for his father by the architect William Stokoe.[7]
Burdon did not marry, and his estate went to Augustus Edward de Butts, a second cousin, who took the surname Burdon.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Mr William Burdon, former MP, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. TheyWorkForYou. en. 2020-01-02.
- Book: The Assembled Commons, 1836. An Account of Each Member of Parliament, Etc. 1836. E. Churton. en.
- Web site: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, History of Parliament Online. www.histparl.ac.uk. 2020-01-02.
- Book: Smith, Henry Stooks.. The parliaments of England, from 1715 to 1847.. 1973. Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-13-2. 2d. Chichester. 213786090. registration.
- Book: Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . 1982 . Titue Wilson & Son, for The Cumberland & Westmorland Society . 32 . 80-82 . en.
- News: Newcastle Courant . n/a . 1 July 1870. 3.
- Book: Parson . William . White . William . History, Directory, and Gazetteer, of the Counties of Durham and Northumberland: And the Towns and Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed. Together with Richmond, Yarn, and Detached Places Appertaining to the Bishopric and Palatinate of Durham; Including Copious Lists of the Seats of Nobility and Gentry, and a Variety of Commercial, Agricultural, & Statistical Information ... . 1828 . W. White & Company . 326. II . en.
