Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet

The Right Honourable
Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley
Bt
Sir Richard Williams Bulkeley by Samuel William Reynolds, 1841
Member of Parliament for Anglesey
In office
1847–1859
Preceded byHon. William Stanley
Succeeded byRichard Davies
In office
1832–1837
Preceded byThe Earl of Uxbridge
Succeeded byHon. William Stanley
Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs
In office
1841–1847
Preceded byCharles Dundas
Succeeded bySir John Hanmer, Bt
Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
In office
1831–1835
Preceded bySir Robert Williams, Bt
Succeeded byFrederick Paget
Personal details
Born
Richard Bulkeley Williams

(1801-09-23)23 September 1801
Died28 August 1875(1875-08-28) (aged 73)
Political partyWhig
Liberal
Spouses
Charlotte Mary Hughes
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(m. 1828; died 1829)​
Maria Frances Massey-Standley
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(m. 1830; died 1875)​
Parent(s)Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet
Anne Lewis
EducationWestminster School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet (23 September 1801 – 28 August 1875) was an English Whig and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1831 and 1868.

Early life

Richard Bulkeley Williams was born on 23 September 1801 as the eldest son of Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet and his wife Anne Lewis, a daughter of the Rev. Edward Hughes of Kinmel Park, Denb.[citation needed]

He was educated at the Westminster School from 1815 to 1819 before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford in 1820. On 3 June 1822, he succeeded to the estates of uncle, Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley and 1st Baron Bulkeley. In 1827 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bulkeley on succeeding to the estates of his uncle. He owned the Caerau mansion at Cylch-y-Garn.[1] He succeeded his father as 10th Baronet on 1 December 1830.[2]

Career

At the 1831 general election Williams-Bulkeley was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris.[3] In the reformed parliament he was elected at the 1832 general election as MP for Anglesey, and held the seat until 1837.[4] He was elected as MP for Flint Boroughs in 1841 and held the seat until 1847. He then stood again and was elected at Anglesey and held the seat until 1868.[2]

He served as Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire from 7 March 1851 to 14 September 1866.[5]

Personal life

On 27 May 1828, he married his cousin, Charlotte Mary Hughes, daughter of William Lewis Hughes. She died on 11 May 1829. On 30 August 1830, Williams-Bulkeley married Maria Frances Massey-Stanley (c. 1810–1889), a daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 9th Baronet.[6] Together, they were the parents of:

Williams-Bulkeley died at the age of 73 on 28 August 1875.[8] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Richard.

References

  1. ^ "Full Report for Listed Buildings". Cadw. Welsh Government. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "WILLIAMS BULKELEY, Sir Richard Bulkeley, 10th bt. (1801-1875), of Baron Hill, Anglesey". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Baillieston to Beckenham[usurped]
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment Commons constituencies[usurped]
  5. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1039.
  6. ^ Debrett's illustrated baronetage and knightage (and companionage) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1880. p. 153. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ Griffith, John Edwards (1914). Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, with Their Collateral Branches in Denbighshire, Merionethshire, and Other Parts. Bridge Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-9508285-5-8. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Death of Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley". The Times. No. 28407. 30 August 1875. p. 10.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
1831–1832 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Anglesey
1832–1837 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs
1841–1847 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Anglesey
1847–1868 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Penrhyn)
1830–1875 		Succeeded by