Philip Pleydell-Bouverie

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Philip Pleydell-Bouverie

Member of Parliament for Berkshire
In office 1857-1865
High Sheriff of Somerset
In office 1843
Member of Parliament for Downton
In office 1831-1832
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth
In office 1830-1831

Personal details
Born	(1788-10-21)21 October 1788
Died	27 May 1872(1872-05-27) (aged 83)
Political party	Whig Liberal
Spouse	Maria à Court (m. 1811; died 1862)
Children	5
Parent	Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie (father)
Relatives	William Pleydell-Bouverie (brother) Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie (brother) Anthony Duncombe (grandfather) William Bouverie (grandfather)

Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (21 October 1788 – 27 May 1872), was a British Whig and then Liberal politician.

Background

Pleydell-Bouverie was a younger son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, by his wife the Hon. Anne, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham. The family home was Coleshill House in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).

Political career

Pleydell-Bouverie was returned to Parliament for Cockermouth in 1830, a seat he held until the following year, and then represented Downton until 1832. He remained out of the House of Commons for 24 years, but in 1857 he was elected as one of three Members of Parliament for Berkshire. He held the seat until 1865.

Family

Pleydell-Bouverie married Maria (11 June 1782-27 Nov 1862), daughter of Sir William à Court, 1st Baronet, in 1811. They had five children:

Letitia Anne, who married Rev. Charles Deedes, grandson of Sir Brook Bridges, 3rd Baronet. They had one son, Rev. Philip Deedes who by his wife Josephine Parker had one son, General Sir Charles Parker Deedes.
Maria (d. 9 Oct 1903), who married Rev. William Pitt Trevelyan, grandson of Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet and Sir Richard Neave, 1st Baronet. They had four sons.
Unknown daughter who probably was stillborn.
Caroline (d. 8 Feb 1867), married Rev. Hyde Wyndham Beadon, descendant of Bishop Richard Beadon. They had no known issue.
Philip (21 Apr 1821-10 March 1890), married Jane Seymour great great granddaughter of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet. They had eight children, including their daughter Janet (wife of Sir Frederick Peel), Frances (wife of the Hon. Alexander Campbell, son of John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor) and Alys (married to Rev. Arundell St John-Mildmay, a descendant of Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 3rd Baronet and PM George Grenville).

She died in November 1862. Pleydell-Bouverie survived her by ten years and died in May 1872, aged 83.

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Philip Pleydell-Bouverie

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Garlies Laurence Peel	Member of Parliament for Cockermouth 1830–1831 With: Lord Garlies	Succeeded by John Lowther Sir James Scarlett
Preceded by James Brougham Thomas Creevey	Member of Parliament for Downton 1831–1832 With: Thomas Creevey	Constituency disenfranchised
Preceded by Robert Palmer The Viscount Barrington George Henry Vansittart	Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1857–1865 With: Robert Palmer 1857–1859 George Henry Vansittart 1857–1859 Leicester Viney Vernon 1859–1860 John Walter 1859–1865 Richard Benyon 1860–1865	Succeeded by Richard Benyon Robert Loyd-Lindsay Sir Charles Russell, Bt
Honorary titles
Preceded by Robert Charles Tudway	High Sheriff of Somerset 1843	Succeeded by John Fownes Luttrell

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