William Wither Bramston Beach

December 25, 1826 (age 74)

His family was connected to the Hicks Beach baronets. Beach was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford where he excelled as an athlete. He was a J. P. for Hampshire and Honorary Major of the Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry. He held the seat until the seat was reorganised under the Redistribution of Seats Acting 1885. He was then elected Member of Parliament for Andover and held the seat until his death in 1901. In the House of Commons, he spoke little but did much hard work in committee and was appointed a Privy Councillor in January 1900. He died after being run over by a cab, aged 74 years. Beach married Caroline Chichester Clevland, daughter of Colonel Augustus Clevland of Tapeley Park, North Devon in 1857. They lived at Oakley Hall, near Basingstoke.

William Wither Bramston Beach

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Background

Beach was the son of William Beach of Oakley Hall, Hampshire and his wife Jane Henrietta Browne daughter of John Browne of Salperton Park, Gloucestershire.

Career

His family was connected to the Hicks Beach baronets. Beach was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford where he excelled as an athlete. He was a J. P. for Hampshire and Honorary

Major of the Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry.

He held the seat until the seat was reorganised under the Redistribution of Seats Acting 1885. He was then elected Member of Parliament for Andover and held the seat until his death in 1901.

In the House of Commons, he spoke little but did much hard work in committee and was appointed a Privy Councillor in January 1900. He died after being run over by a cab, aged 74 years.

Beach married Caroline Chichester Clevland, daughter of Colonel Augustus Clevland of Tapeley Park, North Devon in 1857.

They lived at Oakley Hall, near Basingstoke.

Membership

16th United Kingdom Parliament. 17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament.

19th United Kingdom Parliament.

20th United Kingdom Parliament. 21st United Kingdom Parliament.

22nd United Kingdom Parliament. 23rd United Kingdom Parliament.

24th United Kingdom Parliament.

25th United Kingdom Parliament. 26th United Kingdom Parliament]

In 1857 Beach was elected Member of Parliament for North Hampshire.

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