| William Vansittart | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Windsor |
| Term Start: | 27 March 1857 |
| Term End: | 12 July 1865 |
| Alongside: | Richard Vyse (1863–1865) George William Hope (1859–1863) Charles Grenfell (1857–1859) |
| Predecessor: | Samson Ricardo Charles Grenfell |
| Successor: | Henry Hoare Henry Labouchère |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1813 |
| Birth Place: | Bhaugulpore |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Otherparty: | Liberal |
| Parents: | Arthur Vansittart Caroline Eden |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | Four |
William Vansittart (2 May 1813 – 15 January 1878)[1] was a British Conservative Party and Liberal Party politician.
Born in 1813, Vansittart was the son of Arthur and Caroline (née Eden) Vansittart. In 1839, he married Emily, daughter of Robert Leslie-Anstruther, and they had two children, Emily Eden (born 21 April 1840, Bhaugulpore,[2] died 27 May 1905) and William Henry (born 1844), before she died in 1844 on return from India. He then remarried to Harriette, daughter of Ambrose Humphrys, on 2 December 1847,[3] and they had one child, Caroline Bretha (died 1919), before she also died in 1852. Thirdly, in 1866, he married Melanie, daughter of Sir Richard Jenkins, and they had a son: Charles Edward Bexley (born 1867)[4]
A liberal-conservative in politics, Vansittart was elected Conservative Party MP for Windsor at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he sought re-election as a Liberal Party candidate, but failed.[5] [6]
He was also part of the Honourable East India Company and a Deputy Lieutenant.[4] [7]
He died in January 1878 from shock after receiving burns to his arm when a lint used to dress a wound to his arm caught fire.[8]