Frederick Polhill
Frederick Polhill | |
|---|---|
 Polhill in 1823 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedford | |
| In office 8 January 1835 – 3 August 1847 Serving with Henry Stuart (1841–1847) Samuel Crawley (1838–1841) Henry Stuart (1837–1838) Samuel Crawley (1835–1837) | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley |
| Succeeded by | Henry Stuart Harry Verney |
| In office 2 August 1830 – 13 December 1832 Serving with William Henry Whitbread | |
| Preceded by | George Russell William Henry Whitbread |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1798 |
| Died | 20 September 1848 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative/Tory |
Frederick Polhill (2 July 1798 – 20 September 1848)[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.[2]
He was the third son of John Polhill and Mary Bennett (their second son Charles predeceased his father, and their first son Thomas died six weeks after his father). His grandfather was Nathaniel Polhill. Frederick was baptised on 30th July 1798 at St Mary, St Marylebone Road, London. He married Frances Margaretta Deakin, daughter of John Deakin and Anna Maria Beauvoir of Bagthorpe House, Basford, Nottinghamshire, on 6th January 1824 at Basford. Frances was baptised at Basford on 30th January 1803.
He served in the 1st. King's Dragoon Guards. After his father's death in October 1828, he assumed the management for the family seat, Howbury Hall in Renholm.[3]
Polhill first became a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford at the 1830 general election, and held the seat until the 1832 general election when he was defeated. He returned to the seat at the 1835 general election as a Conservative and held it until 1847, when he was again defeated.[4][2]
He became involved in the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres, resulting in heavy financial losses.[5]
He married Frances Margarette Deakin. Their son was Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner, who also became a Member of Parliament. Frederick senior formally separated from his wife in April 1836, who later remarried. He moved in with Mary Ann Jeans. They had three illegitimate children.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 2–4, 20. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ "The Polhill Family History". All Saints' Church, Renhold. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ a b https://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/polhill-frederick-1798-1848