William Windham

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For other persons named William Windham, see William Windham (disambiguation).
William Windham.

William Windham (3 May 1750 – 4 June 1810) was a British Whig statesman, born of an ancient Norfolk family and a great-great-grandson of Sir John Wyndham (1558-1645).

Windham was opposed to the American War. He took part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings, and was Secretary at War under William Pitt the Younger. He advocated the removal of Catholic disabilities, but was opposed to Parliamentary reform. Windham has been described by his contemporaries as the model both physically and mentally of an English gentleman, able and high-minded. However, he played a key role in Parliament during the 1790s in curtailing civil liberties and mobilizing popular sentiment against political reform.

See also

David Wilkinson, ‘Windham, William (1750–1810)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006 [1], accessed 20 Aug 2007.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Edward Bacon
Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt		 Member for Norwich
with Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt 1784–1786
Henry Hobart 1786–1799
John Frere 1799–1802
1784–1802		 Succeeded by
Robert Fellowes
William Smith
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir William Young, Bt
Jeremiah Crutchley		 Member for St Mawes
with Sir William Young, Bt
1802–1806		 Succeeded by
Sir John Newport, Bt
Scrope Bernard
Preceded by
John Willett Willett
Manasseh Lopes		 Member for New Romney
with John Perring
1806–1807		 Succeeded by
The Earl of Clonmell
George Ashburnham
Preceded by
Thomas William Coke
Jacob Henry Astley		 Member for Norfolk
with Thomas William Coke
1806–1807		 Succeeded by
Edward Coke
Jacob Henry Astley
Preceded by
Francis Ferrand Foljambe		 Member for Higham Ferrers
1807–1810		 Succeeded by
Viscount Duncannon
Political offices
Preceded by
William Wyndham Grenville		 Chief Secretary for Ireland
1783		 Succeeded by
Thomas Pelham
Preceded by
Sir George Yonge, Bt.		 Secretary at War
1794–1801		 Succeeded by
Charles Philip Yorke
Preceded by
Viscount Castlereagh		 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
1806–1807		 Succeeded by
Viscount Castlereagh


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