William Philip Honywood Explained

William Philip Honywood
Constituency Mp:Kent
Birth Name:William Philip Honywood
Birth Date:1790 4, df=yes
Nationality:British
Party:Whig
Spouse:Priscilla Hanbury
Mother:Mary Brockman
Father:William Honywood
Residence:Marks Hall, Essex
Education:Rugby College (1800)
Jesus College, Cambridge (1808)
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William Philip Honywood (15 April 1790 – 22 April 1831) was an English Whig[1] politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1830.

Early life and education

Honywood was the eldest son of William Honywood[2] and his wife Mary Brockman.[3] He graduated from Rugby in 1800 and Jesus College, Cambridge in 1808.

Military career

He was a Captain in the Ashford regiment of the Kent militia in 1809.

Politics

Honywood was a staunch Whig and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent at the 1818 general election. He held the seat until the 1830 general election when he retired on the grounds of ill-health.

Personal live and death

He married Priscilla Hanbury, the daughter of Charles Hanbury of Sloe Farm, Halstead on 11 September 1820. They had three sons: William Philip, Robert, and Walter; and one daughter.[4] The Honywoods lived at Marks Hall, Essex. Honywood died aged 41 on 22 April 1831.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stooks Smith , Henry. . Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . . 1844-1850 . 2nd . 1973 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-13-2 . 157 .
  2. Web site: HONYWOOD, William Philip (1790-1831), of Sibton, Kent and Marks Hall, Essex. History of Parliament Online. www.histparl.ac.uk. 2019-12-26.
  3. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=872963 Essex Record Office - Monumental inscriptions at St Margaret, Marks Hall
  4. News: Court of Probate, Westminster Honywood v. Honywood and others . 22 August 2022 . The Essex Standard, and Eastern Counties Advertiser . 3 February 1860 . 3 . Newspapers.com . subscription.