Philip Pleydell-Bouverie

Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (21 October 1788 – 27 May 1872), was a British Whig and then Liberal politician.

Philip Pleydell-Bouverie
Member of Parliament for Berkshire
In office
1857-1865
High Sheriff of Somerset
In office
1843
Member of Parliament for Downton
In office
1831-1832
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth
In office
1830-1831
Personal details
Born(1788-10-21)21 October 1788
Died27 May 1872(1872-05-27) (aged 83)
Political partyWhig
Liberal
Spouse
Maria à Court
(m. 1811; died 1862)
Children5
Parent
RelativesWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie (brother)
Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie (brother)
Anthony Duncombe (grandfather)
William Bouverie (grandfather)

Background

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Pleydell-Bouverie was a younger son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, by his wife the Hon. Anne, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham. The family home was Coleshill House in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).

Political career

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Pleydell-Bouverie was returned to Parliament for Cockermouth in 1830, a seat he held until the following year, and then represented Downton until 1832. He remained out of the House of Commons for 24 years, but in 1857 he was elected as one of three Members of Parliament for Berkshire. He held the seat until 1865.

Family

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Pleydell-Bouverie married Maria (11 June 1782-27 Nov 1862), daughter of Sir William à Court, 1st Baronet, in 1811. They had five children:

She died in November 1862. Pleydell-Bouverie survived her by ten years and died in May 1872, aged 83.

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cockermouth
1830–1831
With: Lord Garlies
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
1831–1832
With: Thomas Creevey
Constituency disenfranchised
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Berkshire
1857–1865
With: Robert Palmer 1857–1859
George Henry Vansittart 1857–1859
Leicester Viney Vernon 1859–1860
John Walter 1859–1865
Richard Benyon 1860–1865
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by High Sheriff of Somerset
1843
Succeeded by