William Mundy | |
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_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) Mundy (with his grandfatherFrancis Noel Clarke Mundy byRamsay Richard Reinagle) | |
| Baptised | 14 September 1801 at St. John the Baptist's Church, Mayfield, Staffordshire, England, UK |
| Died | 20 April 1877[1] Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Resting place | St. Edmund's Church, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | MP & Magistrate |
| Known for | Politics |
| Spouse | Harriett Georgiana Frampton |
| Children | Francis Noel Mundy |
| Parent(s) | Francis Mundy and Sarah Mundy (née Newton) |
William Mundy (bapt. 14 September 1801 – 20 April 1877) was an English landowner, magistrate, member of parliament for the South Derbyshire constituency and, in 1844,Sheriff of Derbyshire.
William Mundy was born in 1801 inMayfield, Staffordshire. He was the son ofFrancis Mundy, MP for theDerbyshire constituency and Sarah Mundy (née Newton, the daughter of John Leaper Newton ofMickleover). His paternal grandfather was the magistrate and poetFrancis Noel Clarke Mundy who was the son of the politicianWrightson Mundy, MP for theLeicestershire constituency.
William was the direct male-line descendant and heir ofSir John Mundy, who first bought the manors ofMarkeaton (the principal seat of the Mundys),Allestree andMackworth in 1516 from Lord Audley. To these was added the manor ofOsbaston, which the Mundys had inherited through a female ancestor- Philippa Mundy (née Wrightson), who was the daughter and heiress of Michael Wrightson ofOsbaston.
Though his paternal ancestors had held all of the aforementioned manors, William inherited onlyMarkeaton as all of the other manors had been sold by his paternal grandfatherFrancis Noel Clarke Mundy (Osbaston in 1766 andAllestree in 1781 to Thomas Evans).
He was a direct descendant ofEdward III via hisNoel ancestors, who could trace their ancestry back to Edward's granddaughterPhilippa, Countess of Ulster. As such he was also a direct descendant of thePlantagenet Kings precedingEdward III, as well asWilliam the Conqueror, theDukes of Normandy and ofAlfred the Great.
He married Harriett Georgiana Frampton (a member of the landed Frampton family ofMoreton, Dorset) on 28 October 1830 atSt. Nicholas' Church inMoreton, Dorset. They had one son Francis Noel Mundy, who was born in 1833 inMoreton, Dorset.
He wasSheriff of Derbyshire from 1844 to 1845. He was then member of parliament for theSouth Derbyshire constituency withCharles Robert Colevile from 1849 to 1857 and again withThomas William Evans from 1859 to 1865.
In 1856 he was the President ofDerby Town and County Museum and Natural History Society. The society's collection's grew and in 1856 they were first offered to the town by Mundy, but the offer was rejected.[2]
He died on 20 April 1877 inDerbyshire (his death was registered in the Belper district).
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSouth Derbyshire 1849–1857 With:Charles Robert Colvile | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSouth Derbyshire 1859–1865 With:Thomas William Evans | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1844–1845 | Succeeded by |