William Windham (Liberal politician)

William Howe Windham (30 March 1802 – 22 December 1854) was the son of Vice-Admiral William Lukin Windham, and a British Member of Parliament.

He represented the constituency of East Norfolk 1832–1835 as a Liberal, but was defeated at the elections of 1835 and 1837. He was also High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1842. He married Lady Sophia Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, by whom he had one son; William Frederick Windham (1840–1866) who was the subject of a notorious lunacy case.

References

"William Howe Wyndham". Gentleman's Magazine: 195. February 1855.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Howe Windham

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constituency created	Member of Parliament for East Norfolk 1832–1835 With: Hon. George Keppel	Succeeded by Edmond Wodehouse Lord Walpole
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Buxton	High Sheriff of Norfolk 1842	Succeeded by William Tyssen

Windham family tree

William Lukin
naval officer
(1768–1833)

Sarah Anne Thellusson
(1774–1849)

John Foley
vicar of Wadhurst
(1805–1886)

Caroline Elizabeth Windham
(1815–1898)

William Windham
Member of Parliament
(1802–1854)

Charles Windham
army officer and politician
(1810–1870)

John Windham Foley
(1848–1926)

Charles Foley
footballer
(1856–1933)

Caroline Foley
language scholar and translator
(1857–1942)

Thomas Rhys Davids
language scholar
(1843–1922)

Arthur Rhys-Davids
air force officer
(1897–1917)

Notes:

Family tree of the Windham family

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