William Mundy (MP)

William Mundy
William (with his grandfather Francis Noel Clarke Mundy by Ramsay Richard Reinagle)
Born	14 September 1801
Died	20 April 1877[1]
Residence	Markeaton Hall
Nationality	English
Known for	Politics
Predecessor	Francis Mundy
Spouse(s)	Harriett Georgiana Frampton
Children	Francis Noel Mundy
Parent(s)	Francis Mundy and Sarah

William Mundy (14 September 1801 – 20 April 1877) was the son of Francis Mundy, a member of parliament for Derby. He was a justice of the peace, MP and, in 1844, High Sheriff of Derbyshire.

Biography

Mundy was the son of Francis Mundy a member of parliament for Derby. His sister, Constance, was married to William Henry Fox Talbot, the photographer.^[2]

His sister, Laura, died on 1 September 1842 in London.^[3] In 1856 he was the President of Derby Town and County Museum and Natural History Society. The society's collection's grew and in 1856 they were first offered to the town by Mundy, but the offer was rejected.^[4]

References

1. The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal accessed 6 June 2008
2. Foxtalbot letters accessed 5 June 2008
3. " The Gentleman's Magazine], p.441, 1842, accessed 5 June 2008
4. Newsletter of the Geological Curators Club, Vol 1, No. 8, 1976. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Mundy