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William Ord

1781 – 1855

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Lived 1781 – 1855 (aged 74). William Ord was a British politician.

William Ord (2 January 1781 – 28 July 1855) was an English Whig politician and landowner, the son of William Ord and Eleanor Brandling.

He inherited estates and coal and lead mining interests at Whitfield, Northumberland on the death of his father. His residence was Whitfield Hall. After his father's death, his mother remarried Thomas Creevey in 1803. Politically, Ord was a left-wing Whig, a follower of Samuel Whitbread.

He married Mary Scott, daughter of the Rector of St Lawrence, Southampton, Hampshire and sister of Jane Harley, Countess of Oxford.

Their only son, also named William Henry (1803–1838), was a barrister and Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, married Frances Vere Lorraine in 1829 but died aged only 36 in 1838. In 1855 his father left his estates to his son's widow Frances (who remarried Sir Edward Blackett, 6th Baronet in 1851) and to his niece, Anne Jane Hamilton, who married Rev John Alexander Blackett, Rector of Wolsingham, the youngest son of Christopher Blackett of Wylam, on condition that he changed his name to Blackett-Ord.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Eton College
Positions held
Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
William Henry Ord

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William Ord?

British politician; (1781-1855)

When was William Ord born?

William Ord was born on 2 January 1781.

When did William Ord die?

William Ord died on 28 July 1855.

What was William Ord's occupation?

William Ord was a politician.

What nationality was William Ord?

William Ord was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Ord

· Wikidata: Q16066265

· DBpedia: William Ord (1781–1855)

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