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William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway

1725 – 1772

British politician and peer

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Lived 1725 – 1772 (aged 46–47). William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway was a British politician.

William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway ( – 18 November 1772) was a British politician.

He was born , the eldest surviving son of John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway and the elder brother of Lieutenant-General Robert Monckton, the governor of New York. William was educated at Westminster School and succeeded his father as Viscount Galway in July 1751. His inheritance included the Grade I listed Serlby Hall in Nottinghamshire. In 1769 he inherited further estates from his maternal aunt, Lady Frances Arundell of Allerton Mauleverer, adopting the additional surname of Arundell in accordance with the terms of her will.

He was MP for Pontefract, a seat controlled by the Galway family, from 1747 to 1748. He was then elected MP for Thirsk (1749–1754) before being returned a second time for Pontefract (1754–1772). He was made Master of the Staghounds from 1765 to 1770.

He died in 1772. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Kitty da Costa and Joseph Isaac Villareal, with whom he had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded as Viscount in turn by his sons Henry William (1749–1774) and Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway (1752–1810).

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Born
1725
Birth century
Died
1772
Occupation
Education
Westminster School
Positions held
Member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain

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William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway was born in 1725.

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William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway died in 1772.

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William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway was a politician.

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William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway was British.

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· Wikidata: Q23822685

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