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William Beckford
William, the Elder Beckford
English politician and slave owner (1709–1770).
Wikipedia | William Beckford (Politician)
Statements about
William Beckford
Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
Date of Death
6/21/1770
Instance Of
Human
Position Held
Lord Mayor of London
(1762 - 1763)
Start Time
:
1762
End Time
:
1763
Lord Mayor of London
(1769 - 1770)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
Start Time
:
1769
End Time
:
1770
Sheriff of the City of London
(1761 - )
Start Time
:
1761
Member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
11th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
10th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
12th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
13th Parliament of Great Britain
Given Name
William
Educated At
Westminster School
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Occupation
Politician
Businessperson
Plantation Owner
Described by Source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Section
:
Beckford, William
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Beckford, William
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Beckford, William (1709-1770) (DNB00)
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Beckford, William (1)
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Child
William Beckford
Thomas Beckford
Rofe Beckford
Susannah Beckford
John Beckford
Barbara Beckford
Richard Beckford
Nathaniel Beckford
Father
Peter Beckford
Sibling
Julines Beckford
Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham
Richard Beckford
Peter Beckford
Francis Beckford
Family Name
Beckford
Member of Political Party
Whigs
Place of Birth
Jamaica
Relative
Elizabeth Hervey
Kinship to Subject
:
Stepchild
James Beckford Wildman
Kinship to Subject
:
Godchild
Mother
Bathsuba Hering
Date of Birth
1709
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Presumably
Spouse
Maria Hamilton
(6/8/1756 - )
Start Time
:
6/8/1756
Owner Of
Fonthill Splendens
Fonthill Abbey
External Pages About William Beckford
ISNI
UK National Archives
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
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