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Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872)

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Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872) was an English Whig politician.[1]

Life

The eldest son of Christopher Wyvill by his second marriage, to Sarah Codling, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1810.[1][2] He stood for election to parliament at York in 1820, calling himself a "moderate reformer".[3] In difficulty financially, he did not stand again in 1830.[1]

Family

Wyvill married Rachel Milnes, second daughter of Richard Slater Milnes MP of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire. They had three sons and four daughters.[1][2] The eldest son Marmaduke, also a Member of Parliament, is known as a chess player.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Wyvill, Marmaduke (1791–1872), of Constable Burton, nr. Richmond, Yorks., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL808M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ J. R. Dinwiddy (1 July 1992). Radicalism and Reform in Britain, 1780-1850. A&C Black. p. 61 note 180. ISBN 978-0-8264-3453-1.
  4. ^ "Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL834M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.