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[[File:Ernest Villiers.jpg|thumb|right|Ernest Villiers]]
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'''Ernest Amherst Villiers''' (14 November 1863–26 September 1923), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] clergyman and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
'''Ernest Amherst Villiers''' (14 November 1863 – 26 September 1923), was a British clergyman and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.


Villiers was the son of Reverend Charles Villiers of [[Croft-on-Tees|Croft]], [[Yorkshire]], and his wife Florence Mary (née Tyssen-Amherst). His great-grandfather, the Hon. George Villiers, was the third son of [[Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon]].<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Mr. E. A. Villiers|date=27 September 1923|page=12}}</ref>
Villiers was the son of Reverend Charles Villiers of [[Croft-on-Tees|Croft]], [[Yorkshire]], and his wife Florence Mary (née Tyssen-Amherst). His great-grandfather, the Hon. George Villiers, was the third son of [[Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon]].<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Mr. E. A. Villiers|date=27 September 1923|page=12}}</ref>
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Villiers married the Hon. Elaine Augusta, daughter of [[Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne]], in 1898. The couple had 2 sons and 2 daughters.<ref name="obit" />
Villiers married the Hon. Elaine Augusta, daughter of [[Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne]], in 1898. The couple had 2 sons and 2 daughters.<ref name="obit" />


He resigned from holy orders to pursue a political career, and was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton]] at a [[Brighton by-election, 1905|by-election]] on 5 April 1905 caused by the appointment of one of the two members as a minister. He won the by-election by 817 votes and held the seat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]], increasing his majority to 853, but then chose not to contest the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 general election]].<ref>''The Liberal Year Book for 1910'', pp.218-219</ref>
He resigned from holy orders to pursue a political career, and was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton]] at a [[1905 Brighton by-election|by-election]] on 5 April 1905 caused by the appointment of one of the two members as a minister. He won the by-election by 817 votes and held the seat at the [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906 general election]], increasing his majority to 853, but then chose not to contest the [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|January 1910 general election]].<ref>''The Liberal Year Book for 1910'', pp.218-219</ref>


Villiers died at his residence, Speen Court, [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Berkshire]] in September 1923, aged 59. He was buried in the graveyard of [[Speen, Berkshire|Speen]] Parish Church.<ref name="obit" />
Villiers died at his residence, Speen Court, [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Berkshire]] in September 1923, aged 59. He was buried in the graveyard of [[Speen, Berkshire|Speen]] Parish Church.<ref name="obit" />
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 25 October 2022

Ernest Villiers

Ernest Amherst Villiers (14 November 1863 – 26 September 1923), was a British clergyman and Liberal politician.

Villiers was the son of Reverend Charles Villiers of Croft, Yorkshire, and his wife Florence Mary (née Tyssen-Amherst). His great-grandfather, the Hon. George Villiers, was the third son of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon.[1]

Educated at Uppingham School and Peterhouse, Cambridge,[2] he was ordained as an Anglican priest. After three years as a curate in Halifax, he became rector of Haveringland, Norfolk.[1]

Villiers married the Hon. Elaine Augusta, daughter of Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, in 1898. The couple had 2 sons and 2 daughters.[1]

He resigned from holy orders to pursue a political career, and was elected to the House of Commons for Brighton at a by-election on 5 April 1905 caused by the appointment of one of the two members as a minister. He won the by-election by 817 votes and held the seat at the 1906 general election, increasing his majority to 853, but then chose not to contest the January 1910 general election.[3]

Villiers died at his residence, Speen Court, Newbury, Berkshire in September 1923, aged 59. He was buried in the graveyard of Speen Parish Church.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Mr. E. A. Villiers". 27 September 1923. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Villiers, Ernest Amherst (VLRS885EA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ The Liberal Year Book for 1910, pp.218-219
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Brighton
1905 – 1910
With: Bruce Vernon-Wentworth 1905–1906
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