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Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet

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Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet of Northmoor & Manor Heath (22 November 1838 – 18 February 1909) was a businessman in the United Kingdom. He was a director of W. D. & H. O. Wills, which later merged into the Imperial Tobacco Company.

Wills was educated at Amersham Hall[1] and was also the Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North from 1900 to 1906.[2][3] He was made a Baronet in 1897, of Northmoor in the County of Somerset, & Manor Heath in the County of Hampshire .

Wills married Annie, daughter of Reverend James Hamilton, in 1867. He died in February 1909, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Gilbert,[1] who was created Baron Dulverton in 1929. Annie, Lady Wills, died in 1910.

He was a brother of Henry Overton Wills III, Sir Edward Payson Wills, a half of Sir Frank William Wills, and a cousin of William Henry Wills Lord Winterstoke.

Seats - Northmoor, Dulverton, Somerset, & Manor Heath, Bournemouth.

London residence - 9 Kensington Palace Gardens, London.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sir Frederick Wills". Find a Grave. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Sir Frederick Wills". They work for you. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Frederick Wills


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bristol North
19001906
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Northmoor)
1897–1909
Succeeded by