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Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872)

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Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872) was an English Whig politician.

Life

The eldest son of Christopher Wyvill by his second marriage, to Sarah Codling, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1810. He stood for election to parliament at York in 1820, calling himself a "moderate reformer". In difficulty financially, he did not stand again in 1830.

Family

Wyvill married Rachel Milnes, second daughter of Richard Slater Milnes MP of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire. They had three sons and four daughters. The eldest son Marmaduke, also a Member of Parliament, is known as a chess player.

Notes

  1. ^ "Wyvill, Marmaduke (1791–1872), of Constable Burton, nr. Richmond, Yorks., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL808M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. J. R. Dinwiddy (1 July 1992). Radicalism and Reform in Britain, 1780-1850. A&C Black. p. 61 note 180. ISBN 978-0-8264-3453-1.
  4. "Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL834M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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