Sir William Henry Fremantle, GCH,PC (28 December 1766 – 19 October 1850) was a British courtier and politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1826 to 1837.
Fremantle began his parliamentary career by being elected Member of Parliament for the Irish borough of Enniskillen at a by-election on 31 July 1806. He represented the seat until the dissolution of Parliament on 24 October 1806.[2][3] He served under Lord Grenville as Junior Secretary to the Treasury between 1806 and 1807.[citation needed] He stood for Saltash in November 1806, was initially defeated but returned on petition in February 1807. He stood for Saltash once again in May 1807 alongside his brother Thomas. This time there was a double return and in February 1808 Fremantle was declared not elected.[4] In May 1808 he was successfully returned for Tain Burghs, a seat he held until 1812,[5] and then represented Buckingham until 1827.[6] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1822.[7] In 1826 he was appointed Treasurer of the Household, which he remained until 1837.[citation needed] He was also Ranger of Windsor Great Park.[1]
Personal life
Fremantle married Selina Mary Elwell, daughter of Sir John Elwell, 4th Baronet, and widow of Felton Lionel Hervey, in 1797. She died in November 1841. Fremantle died in October 1850, aged 83.[1] Following the death of his brother, Stephen, he acted as a proxy father to his nephew, John Fremantle who went on to fight in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo.[8]
References
^ abcthepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Sir William Henry Fremantle
^Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker. Royal Irish Academy, 1978.
^Glover, Gareth; Fremantle, John (2012). Wellington's Voice: The Candid Letters of Lieutenant Colonel John Fremantle, Coldstream Guards, 1808-1821. Casemate Publishers. p. 3. ISBN978-1-78337-867-8.
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Fremantle
william, fremantle, politician, other, people, named, william, fremantle, william, fremantle, disambiguation, william, henry, fremantle, december, 1766, october, 1850, british, courtier, politician, served, treasurer, household, from, 1826, 1837, right, honour. For other people named William Fremantle see William Fremantle disambiguation Sir William Henry Fremantle GCH PC 28 December 1766 19 October 1850 was a British courtier and politician He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1826 to 1837 The Right HonourableSir William Henry FremantleGCHTreasurer of the HouseholdIn office 27 May 1826 17 July 1837MonarchsGeorge IV William IV VictoriaPrime MinisterLiverpool Canning Goderich Wellington Grey Melbourne PeelPreceded byLord Charles BentinckSucceeded byEarl of SurreyPersonal detailsBorn28 December 1766Died19 October 1850 1850 10 20 aged 83 NationalityBritishSpouseSelina Mary Elwell m 1797 died 1841 wbr Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditFremantle was the son of John Fremantle of Aston Abbots Buckinghamshire by his wife Frances Edwards daughter of John Edwards of Bristol He was the brother of Sir Thomas Fremantle and the uncle of Thomas Fremantle 1st Baron Cottesloe and Sir Charles Fremantle 1 Political career EditFremantle began his parliamentary career by being elected Member of Parliament for the Irish borough of Enniskillen at a by election on 31 July 1806 He represented the seat until the dissolution of Parliament on 24 October 1806 2 3 He served under Lord Grenville as Junior Secretary to the Treasury between 1806 and 1807 citation needed He stood for Saltash in November 1806 was initially defeated but returned on petition in February 1807 He stood for Saltash once again in May 1807 alongside his brother Thomas This time there was a double return and in February 1808 Fremantle was declared not elected 4 In May 1808 he was successfully returned for Tain Burghs a seat he held until 1812 5 and then represented Buckingham until 1827 6 He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1822 7 In 1826 he was appointed Treasurer of the Household which he remained until 1837 citation needed He was also Ranger of Windsor Great Park 1 Personal life EditFremantle married Selina Mary Elwell daughter of Sir John Elwell 4th Baronet and widow of Felton Lionel Hervey in 1797 She died in November 1841 Fremantle died in October 1850 aged 83 1 Following the death of his brother Stephen he acted as a proxy father to his nephew John Fremantle who went on to fight in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo 8 References Edit a b c thepeerage com Rt Hon Sir William Henry Fremantle Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 edited by B M Walker Royal Irish Academy 1978 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with E part 2 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 2 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with T part 1 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 6 No 17783 The London Gazette 19 January 1822 p 97 Glover Gareth Fremantle John 2012 Wellington s Voice The Candid Letters of Lieutenant Colonel John Fremantle Coldstream Guards 1808 1821 Casemate Publishers p 3 ISBN 978 1 78337 867 8 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir William FremantleParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn King Member of Parliament for EnniskillenJuly October 1806 Succeeded byNathaniel SneydPreceded byMatthew RussellArthur Champernowne Member of Parliament for SaltashFebruary May 1807 With Richard Neville Succeeded byMatthew RussellJohn PedleyPreceded byJohn Mackenzie Member of Parliament for the Tain Burghs1808 1812 Succeeded bySir Hugh Innes BtPreceded byRichard NevilleLord George Grenville Member of Parliament for Buckingham1812 1827 With Viscount Ebrington 1812 1817James Stanhope 1817 1818Sir George Nugent Bt 1818 1827 Succeeded bySir George Nugent Bt Sir Thomas Fremantle BtPolitical officesPreceded byJohn King Junior Secretary to the Treasury1806 1807 Succeeded byWilliam HuskissonPreceded byLord Charles Bentinck Treasurer of the Household1826 1837 Succeeded byEarl of Surrey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Fremantle politician amp oldid 1083219530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
