Francis Child Villiers
British politician
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The Honourable Francis John Robert Child Villiers (11 October 1819 – 8 May 1862)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Born11 October 1819
Died8 May 1862 (aged 42)
Parents
- George Child Villiers (father)
- Lady Sarah Fane (mother)
Francis Child Villiers | |
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| Member of Parliament for Rochester | |
| In office 1852-1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1819 |
| Died | 8 May 1862 (aged 42) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | George Child Villiers (brother) Sarah Child-Villiers (sister) |
Child Villiers was the fourth son of George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, by his wife Lady Sarah Fane. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Rochester in Kent at the 1852 general election[2] and resigned through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 22 November 1855.[3]
Villiers was appointed a Steward of the Jockey Club in 1853.[4] In 1855 he left the country, with £100,000 of betting debts unpaid.[5]
