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William Cripps | |
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Junior Lord of the Treasury | |
In office 1845–1846 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Peel |
Preceded by | The Lord Arthur Lennox |
Succeeded by | Viscount Ebrington The O'Conor Don Sir William Gibson-Craig,Bt Henry Rich |
Member of Parliament for Cirencester | |
In office 1841–1848 Servingwith Thomas Chester-Master,Viscount Villiers | |
Preceded by | Joseph Cripps Thomas Chester-Master |
Succeeded by | Joseph Mullings Viscount Villiers |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1805 |
Died | 11 May 1848 43) | (aged
Spouse | |
Relations | William Harrison Cripps (nephew) Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (nephew) |
Children | Wilfred Joseph Cripps |
Parent(s) | Joseph Cripps Dorothea Harrison |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
William Cripps (1 January 1805 – 11 May 1848) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.
Cripps was born 1 January 1805 and baptised at Cirencester on 17 May 1805. He was the eldest son of Joseph Cripps, and, his second wife, Dorothea Harrison. His father served as MP for Cirencester. [1] His brother, Henry William Cripps, QC, was the father of William Harrison Cripps, the prominent British surgeon, and politician Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor. [2]
He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 25 May 1822, aged seventeen. He received a B.A. in 1826 and M.A. in 1829. [2]
He was admitted to the Inner Temple and became a barrister-at-law in 1829. [2]
He sat himself for the constituency of Cirencester, from 1841 until his death in 1848. From 1845 until 1846 he held minor office in Sir Robert Peel's government as a Junior Lord of the Treasury.
On 29 January 1839, Cripps was married to Mary Anne Harrison (1805–1892) at Streatham Church, Surrey. Mary Anne was the eldest daughter Benjamin Harrison of Clapham Common. Together, they were the parents of: [2]
Cripps died on 11 May 1848 and was buried in St. Catherine's Chapel within Cirencester Church on 18 May 1848. His will, dated 31 July 1840, was proved 30 August 1848. [2]
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