Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        1721-1775

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        DOWDESWELL, WILLIAM, elder son of William Dowdeswell MP, Pull Court, Bushley, Worcs., and his second wife Anne, sister of James Hammond (qv); stepson of Noel Broxholme (qv); b. 12 Mar 1721; adm. (aged 9) Mar 1730; left 1736; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 2 Apr 1737; Leyden Univ. 1745; Grand Tour 1746-7 (said to have travelled in Italy, Sicily and Greece)[but Greece seems a little unlikely : check]; of Pull Court, Worcestershire; MP Tewkesbury 1747-54, Worcestershire from 1761; one of the leaders of the Rockingham Whig party in the House of Commons; Chancellor of the Exchequer 13 Jul 1765 - Jul 1766; Privy Councillor 10 Jul 1765; declined to remain in office under Chatham; carried a motion for the reduction of the land tax against the government Jan 1767; a leading opposition politician until his health broke down in 1774; described by Burke as “a senator for twenty years, a minister for one, a virtuous citizen for his whole life”; Busby Trustee from 16 Mar 1769; m. 15 Nov 1747 Bridget, sister of Sir William Codrington, Bart. (qv); d. at Nice 6 Feb 1775. DNB.

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        Dowdeswell, William, 1760-1828 (1760-1828)

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        GB-2014-WSA-019073

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        family

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        Dowdeswell, William, 1760-1828 is the child of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Dowdeswell, John Edmund, 1772-1851 (1772-1851)

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        GB-2014-WSA-019071

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        family

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        Dowdeswell, John Edmund, 1772-1851 is the child of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Dowdeswell, Thomas, 1754-1778 (1754-1778)

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        GB-2014-WSA-019072

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        family

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        Dowdeswell, Thomas, 1754-1778 is the child of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Dowdeswell, Thomas, ca. 1725-1742 (ca. 1725-1742)

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        GB-2014-WSA-06341

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        Dowdeswell, Thomas, ca. 1725-1742 is the sibling of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Dowdeswell, John Christopher, 1806-1850 (1806-1850)

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        GB-2014-WSA-06339

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        Dowdeswell, John Christopher, 1806-1850 is the grandchild of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Hammond, James, 1710-1742 (1710-1742)

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        GB-2014-WSA-00739

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        Hammond, James, 1710-1742 is the uncle of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        Codrington, William, 1719-1792 (1719-1792)

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        GB-2014-WSA-05048

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        family

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        Codrington, William, 1719-1792 is the brother in law of Dowdeswell, William, 1721-1775

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        GB-2014-WSA-06344

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.

            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.

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