William Cripps

William Cripps (1 January 1805 – 11 May 1848) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.

For the British surgeon, see William Harrison Cripps.
William Cripps
Junior Lord of the Treasury
In office
1845–1846
Prime MinisterRobert Peel
Preceded byThe Lord Arthur Lennox
Succeeded byViscount Ebrington
The O'Conor Don
Sir William Gibson-Craig, Bt
Henry Rich
Member of Parliament for Cirencester
In office
1841–1848
Preceded byJoseph Cripps
Thomas Chester-Master
Succeeded byJoseph Mullings
Viscount Villiers
Personal details
Born(1805-01-01)1 January 1805
Died11 May 1848(1848-05-11) (aged 43)
Spouse
Mary Anne Harrison
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(m. 1839)​
RelationsWilliam Harrison Cripps (nephew)
Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (nephew)
ChildrenWilfred Joseph Cripps
Parent(s)Joseph Cripps
Dorothea Harrison
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford

Early life

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]

Career

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.

Personal life

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]

  • William Frederick Cripps (b. 1840), who was born at St James's Palace.[3]
  • Wilfred Joseph Cripps (1841–1903), who married Maria Harriet Arabella Daniel-Tyssen, sister of Charles Daniel-Tyssen, in 1870. After her death in 1881, he married Countess Helene von Bismarck-Schierstein, daughter of Count Friedrich von Bismarck and granddaughter of Sir Henry Williams-Wynn, in 1884.[4]
  • Catherine Dorothy Cripps (1842–1909)[3]
  • Edmund William Cripps (1843–1899), who married Ada Radcliffe, a daughter of Lt.Gen. Robert Parker Radcliffe.[3]
  • Walter Mainwaring Cripps (1844–1900).[3]

Cripps died on 11 May 1848 and was buried in St. Catherine's Chapel within Cirencester Chrch on 18 May 1848. His will, dated 31 July 1840, was proved 30 August 1848.[2]

References
  1. "Cripps, Joseph (1765–1847), of Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Glos., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. Howard, Joseph Jackson (1894). Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print. p. 119. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. Morris, Susan (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. eBook Partnership. p. 2340. ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Cripps, Wilfred Joseph" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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