William Henry Fellowes

William Henry Fellowes (15 July 1769 – 23 August 1837), of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire and Haveringland Hall in Norfolk, was a British Member of Parliament.

William Henry Fellowes
Born	(1769-07-15)15 July 1769
Died	23 August 1837(1837-08-23) (aged 68)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Emma Benyon
Parent(s)	William Fellowes and Lavinia Smyth

Life

He was the eldest son of William Fellowes and Lavinia Smyth.^[1] He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1796, graduating B.A. in 1790 and M.A. in 1793.^[2] He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdon in 1796, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Huntingdonshire from 1807 to 1830.^[1]

Fellowes died on 23 August 1837 and was buried at the Church of St Thomas à Becket, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire.^[1]

Family

Fellowes married Emma Benyon, daughter of Richard Benyon MP: they had four sons and a daughter. Their eldest surviving son Edward Fellowes was elevated to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey in 1887.^[1]

The third son, Richard, was Conservative MP for Berkshire. Their grandsons William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey, and Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn were both Conservative government ministers. Another grandson, James Herbert Benyon, was Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.