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William Meredyth Somerville

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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 1802

Died: 7 December 1873

Peerages

1st Baron Athlumney - 14 December 1863

1st Baron Meredyth - 3 May 1866

5th Baronet - 11 July 1831

Member of Privy Council - 1847

Member of Privy Council of Ireland - 1847

husband of Maria Georgina Elizabeth Jones

son-in-law of Henry Burton Conyngham

husband of Lady Maria Harriet Conyngham

son of Mary Anne Gorges-Meredyth

son of Marcus Somerville

father of James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville

father-in-law of James Molyneaux Caulfeild

Education

Christ Church, Oxford

Appointments

Elections fought

7 January 1835		Wenlock	Whig	323	51.11
3 August 1837		Drogheda	Whig	Unopposed
6 July 1841		Drogheda	Whig	Unopposed
5 August 1847		Drogheda	Whig	155	50.49
8 July 1852		Canterbury	Whig	570	43.28
13 July 1852		Drogheda	Whig
18 August 1854		Canterbury	Whig	699	54.95
28 March 1857		Canterbury	Whig	759	73.98
April 1859		Canterbury	Liberal Party	Unopposed