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HEYSHAM, William (1691-1727), of East Greenwich, Kent.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Dates
16 July 1716 - 14 Apr. 1727
Family and Education
b. 10 Dec. 1691, 1st surv. s. of William Heysham. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1709, M. Temple 1709. m. 1 Oct. 1719, Sarah, da. of Richard Perry, London merchant, sis. of Micajah Perry. suc. fa. 1716.
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Biography
Heysham succeeded his father at Lancaster, voting against the Government in all recorded divisions. His only reported speech was against the army, 28 Jan. 1726. He died at Bath 14 Apr. 1727, described by a Lancaster Quaker as ‘an indolent man and of no service’.1
Ref Volumes: 1715-1754
Author: Eveline Cruickshanks
Notes
- 1. W. Stout, Autobiog. 109.