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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" /> |
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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 |
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> |
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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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Revision as of 16:21, 14 June 2019
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
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ernest Villiers
- http://www.leighrayment.com/
- http://www.thepeerage.com/
- http://www.stirnet.com/ (subscription only)
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