Frederick Richard West
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Preceded byTownshend Mainwaring
Succeeded byTownshend Mainwaring
Preceded byJohn Wynne Griffith
Succeeded byRobert Myddelton Biddulph
Frederick Richard West | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs | |
| In office 1847–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Townshend Mainwaring |
| Succeeded by | Townshend Mainwaring |
| In office 1826–1830 | |
| Preceded by | John Wynne Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Robert Myddelton Biddulph |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 1830–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1799 London, England |
| Died | 1 May 1862 (aged 63) |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Georgiana Stanhope
(m. 1820; died 1824) |
| Children | 6, including William |
| Parent(s) | Hon. Frederick West Maria Myddleton |
Frederick Richard West (6 February 1799 – 1 May 1862) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead. He was a member of the Canterbury Association.
West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square, London. He was the third son of the Hon. Frederick West (1767–1852) and Maria Myddleton. He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, from where he left in 1818 without a degree.[1]
Political career
West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830, for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832, and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850.[1]