Richard Fountayne Wilson

Richard Fountayne Wilson (also given as Fountayne-Wilson; 9 June 1783 – 24 July 1847) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency between 1826 and 1830.

The son of Richard Wilson and Elizabeth Fountayne, Fountayne Wilson's paternal grandfather was a bishop of Bristol and his maternal grandfather the dean of York. Both Fountayne Wilson's parents died separately in 1786 when he was three years old, leaving he and his brother as orphans; following his brother's death in 1801, Fountayne Wilson became the heir to his maternal grandfather's estate at High Melton Hall, near Doncaster, which he inherited the following year.

In February 1807 Fountayne Wilson was elected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

Fountayne Wilson was elected as one of four members for Yorkshire in the 1826 general election; he represented the Tory party. Fountayne Wilson retired from Parliament in 1830.

As an MP he was known as a "man of few words" in Parliament, but a prolific bringer of petitions.

He had at least seven children, and died in 1847 after suffering a series of illnesses.

References

  1. ↑ Mr Richard Fountayne-Wilson (Hansard) UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Mr Richard Fountayne-Wilson, Former MP for Yorkshire TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Member Biographies: FOUNTAYNE WILSON, Richard (1783-1847) Archived 17 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine The History of Parliament. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "No. 15998". The London Gazette. 7 February 1807. p. 156.
  5. ↑ The Annual Register, or a view of the History and Politics of the Year 1847. (page 242). Retrieved 3 December 2020.