English politician
William Fellowes (c. 1726– 10 February 1804) was an English politician.
Life
The son of Coulson Fellowes of Ramsey Abbey , Huntingdonshire , and his wife, Urania Herbert, William Fellowes matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1744, aged 17.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Fellowes entered parliament in 1768 as member for Ludlow : his mother's brother, Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis , brought him in unopposed with his local interest. He generally supported the administrations of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton and Lord North . He did not stand in the 1774 general election .[ 1] He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1779.[ 3]
In 1774, Fellowes had agreed to support Viscount Hinchingbrooke in Huntingdonshire , so acquiring the support of the Tory John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich , his father. He returned to parliament in 1784 for Andover , once more unopposed, backed by John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth , married to his sister Urania. He held the Andover seat until 1796, but is not recorded as speaking in the House of Commons, and had a meagre voting record.[ 1]
Fellowes died on 10 February 1804 in Grosvenor Street, London.[ 4]
Family
Fellowes married in 1768, Lavinia Smyth, daughter of James Smyth of St Audries in Somerset. They had three sons and two daughters.[ 1] William Henry Fellowes was their eldest son.[ 5] Edward Fellowes R.N. was another son.[ 6]
Ancestry
Ancestors of William Fellowes (MP, died 1804)
Notes
^ a b c d "Fellowes, William (1726? - 1804), of Ramsey Abbey, Hunts. History of Parliament Online" . historyofparliamentonline.org .
^ "Fellowes, Coulson (1696-1769), of Ramsey Abbey, Hunts. History of Parliament Online" . historyofparliamentonline.org .
^ a b "William Fellowes (FLWS744W)" . A Cambridge Alumni Database . University of Cambridge.
^ "Announcement of death" . The Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser . 13 February 1804. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ "Fellowes, William Henry (1769–1837), of Ramsey Abbey, Hunts. and Haverland Hall, Norf. History of Parliament Online" . www.histparl.ac.uk .
^ Marshall, John (1823–1835). "Fellowes, Edward" . Royal Naval Biography . London: Longman and company. p. 703–704.