William Philip Honywood
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William Philip Honywood (15 April 1790 – 22 April 1831) was an English Whig[1] politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1830.
Early life and education
Honywood was the eldest son of William Honywood[2] and his wife Mary Brockman.[3] He graduated from Rugby in 1800 and Jesus College, Cambridge in 1808.[2]
Military career
He was a Captain in the Ashford regiment of the Kent militia in 1809.[2]
Politics
Honywood was a staunch Whig and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent at the 1818 general election.[1] He held the seat until the 1830 general election[1][4] when he retired on the grounds of ill-health.[3]
Personal live and death
He married Priscilla Hanbury, the daughter of Charles Hanbury of Sloe Farm, Halstead on 11 September 1820.[2] They had three sons: William Philip, Robert, and Walter; and one daughter.[5] The Honywoods lived at Marks Hall, Essex. Honywood died aged 41 on 22 April 1831.[2]
