James Watney junior
James Watney junior (19 May 1832 – 2 November 1886) was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1871 to 1885.
James was the eldest son of James Watney and Rebecca Spurrell and was a partner in the family brewing business Watney Combe & Reid.[1] He played first-class cricket for Surrey (1851) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (1851–1852), and later served as Master of the Mercers' Company in 1879.
He married Blanche Maria Georgiana Burrell in 1856 and lived at Beddington, Surrey, and Thorney House, Palace Gate, Kensington.[2]
References
- ↑ Spurrell, J. C., The life of Charles Spurrell and his family's links to the Watney and Gray brewing families, Brewery History No. 138 (December 2010)
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47516 - Retrieved on 31 December 2010
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Watney junior
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Buxton Peter John Locke King |
Member of Parliament for East Surrey 1871–1885 With: Peter John Locke King, to 1874 William Grantham, from 1874 |
Constituency abolished |
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