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William Ernest Brymer

1840 – 1909

British politician

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About William Ernest Brymer

Lived 1840 – 1909 (aged 68). William Ernest Brymer was a British politician.

William Ernest Brymer (20 May 1840 – 9 May 1909) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two stages between 1874 and 1906.

Brymer was born at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, the son of John Brymer of Burgate House, Fordingbridge, and his wife, Eliza Mary Tugwell, only daughter of George Tugwell of Crowe Hall, near Bath. He was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.

He was a J.P. for Dorset, and a captain in the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry. He was patron of the rectories of Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, and Child Okeford, Dorset, and the vicarage of Puddletown, Dorset. He was a prominent Freemason, being a Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Grand Superintendent of the Province and Provincial Grand Mark Mason.

In the 1874 general election Brymer was elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester and held the seat until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. He was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1887. In 1891, Brymer was elected Member of Parliament for South Dorset and held the seat until 1906.

Brymer lived at Ilsington House in Puddletown. He died at Jerez, Spain, at the age of 69, he had gone to Spain to recuperate after having health problems but died of bronchitis with complications.

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Harrow School, Trinity College
Positions held
Member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William Ernest Brymer?

British politician (1840–1909)

When was William Ernest Brymer born?

William Ernest Brymer was born on 20 May 1840.

When did William Ernest Brymer die?

William Ernest Brymer died on 9 May 1909 in Jerez de la Frontera.

What was William Ernest Brymer's occupation?

William Ernest Brymer was a politician.

What nationality was William Ernest Brymer?

William Ernest Brymer was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Ernest Brymer

· Wikidata: Q8008633

· DBpedia: William Brymer (politician)

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