William Wingfield (MP for Bodmin)
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William Wingfield | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bodmin | |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Preceded by | Josias Porcher |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1772 Mickleham, Surrey, England |
| Died | 21 March 1858 (aged 85–86) Dorset, England |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte-Maria Digby; Elizabeth Mills |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Profession | Judge |
William Wingfield (later William Wingfield-Baker; 1772 – 21 March 1858) was an attorney, judge, and Member of Parliament in 19th century England.
Born in Mickleham, Surrey, England,[1] William was the second son of George Wingfield (died May 1774) of Mickleham.[2] His mother, Mary, was the niece of George Sparrow.[3]
William's brother, George Wingfield, Lord of Akeld,[4] later took the surname Sparrow to comply with the will of a great uncle.[5] The other siblings included three sisters:
- Anne (married Rev. Thomas Henry Hume, Canon of Salisbury, in 1793),
- Elizabeth (married John James in 1797),
- and Mary (married John Basset in 1790).
William's paternal grandfather, also named William Wingfield, owned property in Cleadon.[5]
He entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1789, and received a B.A. degree in 1792.[6] He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1792 and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn five years later. His early practise was as an equity draftsman, in all likelihood because of the Inn's historical association with the Court of Chancery.[2]
