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'''Richard Wilson''' (''c.'' 1755 – 1815) was an |
'''Richard Wilson''' (''c.'' 1755 – 1815) was an Irish-born politician whose origins are obscure. |
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He was [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) in the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] for [[Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnstaple]] from 1796 to 1802.<ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/wilson-richard-i-1755-1815|title=WILSON, Richard I (?1755-1815), of Datchworth, Herts. and Owna Lodge, co. Tyrone.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate= 29 April 2016}} </ref> |
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He married Anne, daughter of [[Charles Townshend]]. They were divorced in 1798.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Townshend, Charles (1725-1767)}}</ref> |
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[[Lady Louisa Stuart]] wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that: |
He married Anne, daughter of [[Charles Townshend]]. They were divorced in 1798.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Townshend, Charles (1725-1767)}}</ref> [[Lady Louisa Stuart]] wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that: |
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<blockquote>...this Mr Wilson - whose name, when known, made nobody the wiser - was an Irishman, born to an inheritance of three hundred a year, but greatly in debt, of no profession, accounted a black-leg, and chiefly remarkable for having fought two or three duels... His conversation was bragging and his manner familiar and ''aisy'' like those of the Paddy in a farce. All his friends had ten thousand a year; he talked of his horses and carriages, his estate and his interest; and when he addressed you as a lady, you could not help drawing back for fear he should give you a kiss.<ref>Lady Louisa Stuart, ''Memoire of Frances, Lady Douglas'', Edinburgh and London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985</ref></blockquote> |
<blockquote>...this Mr Wilson - whose name, when known, made nobody the wiser - was an Irishman, born to an inheritance of three hundred a year, but greatly in debt, of no profession, accounted a black-leg, and chiefly remarkable for having fought two or three duels... His conversation was bragging and his manner familiar and ''aisy'' like those of the Paddy in a farce. All his friends had ten thousand a year; he talked of his horses and carriages, his estate and his interest; and when he addressed you as a lady, you could not help drawing back for fear he should give you a kiss.<ref>Lady Louisa Stuart, ''Memoire of Frances, Lady Douglas'', Edinburgh and London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985</ref></blockquote> |
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He died, laden with debts, sometime in 1815. He had 3 sons, one of whom died in the West Indies, and 2 daughters. |
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Revision as of 12:55, 29 April 2016
Richard Wilson (c. 1755 – 1815) was an Irish-born politician whose origins are obscure.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of Great Britain for Barnstaple from 1796 to 1802.[1]
He married Anne, daughter of Charles Townshend. They were divorced in 1798.[2] Lady Louisa Stuart wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that:
...this Mr Wilson - whose name, when known, made nobody the wiser - was an Irishman, born to an inheritance of three hundred a year, but greatly in debt, of no profession, accounted a black-leg, and chiefly remarkable for having fought two or three duels... His conversation was bragging and his manner familiar and aisy like those of the Paddy in a farce. All his friends had ten thousand a year; he talked of his horses and carriages, his estate and his interest; and when he addressed you as a lady, you could not help drawing back for fear he should give you a kiss.[3]
He died, laden with debts, sometime in 1815. He had 3 sons, one of whom died in the West Indies, and 2 daughters.
References
- ^ "WILSON, Richard I (?1755-1815), of Datchworth, Herts. and Owna Lodge, co. Tyrone". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Lady Louisa Stuart, Memoire of Frances, Lady Douglas, Edinburgh and London, Scottish Academic Press, 1985