Sir William Milner, 5th Baronet

Sir William Milner
Bt
Member of Parliament
for City of York
In office
24 May 1848 – 30 March 1857
Serving with John George Smyth
Preceded byJohn George Smyth
Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke
Succeeded byJohn George Smyth
Joshua Westhead
Personal details
Born20 June 1820
Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England
Died12 February 1867(1867-02-12) (aged 46)
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Georgiana Anne Lumley
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(m. 1844)​
ChildrenSeven, including William Mordaunt Milner and Frederick George Milner
Parent(s)William Milner
Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck

Sir William Mordaunt Edward Milner, 5th Baronet (20 June 1820 – 12 February 1867)[1] was a Whig politician.[2][3][4][5]

Born and baptised in Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, Milner was the son of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner and Harriet Elizabeth née Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of Lord Edward Bentinck and Elizabeth Cumberland. He married Lady Georgiana Anne Lumley—daughter of Frederick Lumley-Savile and Charlotte Mary Beresford—in 1844, and they had at least seven children: Edith Harriet (1845–1921); Evelyn Selina (c. 1847–1900); William Mordaunt (1848–1880); Frederick George (1849–1931); Granville Henry (1852–1911); Dudley Francis (1854–1882); and Edward Carolus (1858–1918).[5]

Milner was first elected Whig MP for City of York at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke—and held the seat until 1857, when he did not seek re-election.[6][5]

Milner succeeded to the Baronetcy of Nun Appleton Hall on 24 March 1855 upon the death of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner. Upon his own death in 1867, the title was inherited by William Mordaunt Milner.[7][5]

Bird Collection

William Milner put together an important collection of stuffed British Birds, including a Great Auk.[8] He also wrote a 'Nomenclature of British Birds'.[9] The collection was loaned to the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in 1877[10] and purchased by the City of Leeds (now Leeds Museums and Galleries) in 1921.[11] A large portion of it was destroyed on 15 March 1941 when a bomb landed on the City Museum, Park Row, Leeds.[11]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "Y"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "The Pilot". 24 May 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "York City Election". Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette. 27 May 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Derry Journal". 31 May 1848. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d Lundy, Darryl (21 July 2018). "Sir William Mordaunt Edward Milner". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  7. ^ Rayment, Leigh (18 September 2017). "Baronetcies beginning with "M"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ Brown, Clare M. (2011). "Great Auk material at Leeds Museum". The Naturalist. 1077: 127–132.
  9. ^ Milner, William M. (1858). Nomenclature of British Birds. York: H. Sotheran.
  10. ^ Anonymous, 1878 The Fifty-eighth Report of the Council of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, 1877-78, Leeds, p9
  11. ^ a b Brears, Peter (1989). Of Curiosities and Rare Things: The Story of Leeds City Museums. Leeds: The Friends of Leeds City Museums. pp. 18–20. ISBN 0 907588 07 7.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for City of York
1848–1857
With: John George Smyth 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baronet
(of Nun Appleton Hall)
1855 – 1867 		Succeeded by