William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick explained

William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick
Office:Member of Parliament
for Wicklow
Term Start:17 July 1852
Term End:10 April 1880
Predecessor:Viscount Milton
Ralph Howard
Alongside:William Richard O'Byrne (18741880)
Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (18681874)
Lord Proby (succeeded as The 4th Earl of Carysfort in November 1868; 1858 – 1868)
The 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (known as Viscount Milton up until October 1857; 1852 – 1858)
Successor:William Joseph Corbet
James Carlile McCoan
Birth Name:William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume
Birth Date:28 October 1805
Nationality:Irish
Party:Conservative
Parents:William Hoare Hume
Charlotte Anna Dick
Spouse:

The Rt Hon. William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick (28 October 1805 – 15 September 1892), known as William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume until 1864, was an Irish Conservative politician.

He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Wicklow in 1852 and held the seat until 1880, when he was defeated.[1] In 1890 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.

Personal life

Dick was the son of William Hoare Hume and Charlotte Anna Dick. He married Margaret Bruce Chaloner, daughter of Robert Chaloner and Frances Laura Dundas in 1829.

However, this marriage ended for an unknown reason, and he remarried to Ellen (or Helen)[2] Crookshank, daughter of George Crookshank, around 1860.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walker. B.M.. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. 1978. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 0901714127.
  2. Web site: At the Circulating Library Author Information: Mrs. Pemberton . 2019-08-04 . https://archive.today/20190804012430/http://www.victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=259 . 2019-08-04 .
  3. Web site: Rt. Hon. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Dick. The Peerage. 23 January 2018.