William Welby-Gregory

Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet DL (4 January 1829 – 26 November 1898)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Career[edit]

He was the son of Sir Glynne Welby, 3rd Baronet, educated at Eton College. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1847, graduating B.A. in 1846.^[2]

Welby was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham at the 1857 general election,^[3] and held the seat until he resigned on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds)^[4] in order to contest a by-election for South Lincolnshire.^[3] He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.^[4]

In 1889 he was appointed the first chairman of Kesteven County Council, a position he held until his death in 1898.^[5]

In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by whom he had three children. He died on 26 November 1898.^[6]

^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Welby-Gregory, (Sir) William Earle (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 133. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ ^a ^b Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ "Kesteven County Council: The place of meeting decided". Grantham Journal. 6 April 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Death of Sir William E. Welby-Gregory". Stamford Mercury. 2 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Glynne Welby, Bt Lord Montagu Graham	Member of Parliament for Grantham 1857–1868 With: Frederick Tollemache 1857–1865 John Thorold 1865–1868	Succeeded by John Thorold Edmund Turnor
Preceded by John Trollope	Member of Parliament for South Lincolnshire 1868–1884	Succeeded by Murray Finch-Hatton
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Glynne Welby	Baronet (of Denton Manor) 1875–1898	Succeeded by Charles Welby

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