Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet

Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet, PC (17 May 1801 – 17 August 1881), was a British landowner and Conservative politician.

Background and education

Heathcote was the son of Reverend William Heathcote, second son of Sir William Heathcote, 2nd Baronet. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Lovelace Bigg-Wither. He was educated at Winchester and Oriel College, Oxford. In 1825 he succeeded his uncle as fifth Baronet of Hursley as well as to the family seat of Hursley House, Hursley, Hampshire.

Political career

Heathcote entered Parliament as one of two representatives (MPs) for Hampshire in 1826, a seat he held until 1831, and in the previous year described by commentators as among those voting with the group known as Ultra-Tories. He was re-elected next as MP for Hampshire North between 1837 and 1849 and for Oxford University between 1854 and 1868. He never held ministerial office but was sworn of the Privy Council in 1870. He was High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1832–33.[1]

Heathcote was a member of the Canterbury Association from 27 March 1848.[2]

Family

Heathcote was twice married. He married firstly the Hon. Caroline Frances, daughter of Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, in 1825. They had three sons and one daughter. After her death in March 1835 he married secondly Selina, daughter of Evelyn Shirley, in 1841. They had eight children. Heathcote died in August 1881, aged 80, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son from his first marriage, William. Lady Heathcote died in July 1901, having sold Hursley House to Selina to Joseph Baxendale, the owner of Pickfords logistics company.

References

"HEATHCOTE, Sir William, 5th bt. (1801-1881), of Hursley, nr. Winchester, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members’ Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

Biography at family-forest.co.uk

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Heathcote
Portraits of Sir William Heathcote, Bt at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Willis Fleming George Purefoy-Jervoise	Member of Parliament for Hampshire 1826–1831 With: John Willis Fleming	Succeeded by Sir James Macdonald, Bt Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Preceded by Charles Shaw-Lefevre James Winter Scott	Member of Parliament for Hampshire North 1837–1849 With: Charles Shaw-Lefevre	Succeeded by Charles Shaw-Lefevre Melville Portal
Preceded by Sir Robert Inglis, Bt William Ewart Gladstone	Member of Parliament for Oxford University 1854–1868 With: William Ewart Gladstone 1854–1865 Gathorne Hardy 1865–1868	Succeeded by Gathorne Hardy John Mowbray
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Thomas Freeman-Heathcote	Baronet (of Hursley) 1825–1881	Succeeded by William Perceval Heathcote

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[1] "HEATHCOTE, Sir William, 5th bt. (1801-1881), of Hursley, nr. Winchester, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

[Blain-2] Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members’ Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 21 March 2013.