Constituency : Beverley 1857-9, Scarborough 1859-60
William was the son and heir of Baron Londesborough whose uncle had been a banker who had bought his way into the aristocracy and was first elected at the age of 23. He was a Freemason.
William only spoke once in the Commons , to criticise Derby's 1859 Reform Bill as inadequate.
William helped to found Scarborough FC. He also owned racehorses.
He succeeded his father to the barony in 1860. From 1885 he took the Conservative whip and became an ardent Unionist. In 1887 he was upgraded to an earl.
He died in 1900 aged 65.
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