Category:William Beckford (politician)

**William Beckford**
	English politician and slave owner (1709–1770)
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Date of birth	1709 (presumably); Jamaica
Date of death	21 June 1770
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain;
Educated at	Westminster School;
Occupation	politician; businessman; plantation owner;
Member of political party	Whigs;
Position held	Lord Mayor of London (1762); Lord Mayor of London (1769); Sheriff of the City of London (1761–); Lord Mayor of London (1770–); member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain; member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain; member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain; member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain;
Father	Peter Beckford;
Mother	Bathsuba Hering;
Sibling	Julines Beckford; Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Effingham; Richard Beckford; Peter Beckford; Francis Beckford;
Child	William Beckford; Thomas Beckford; Rofe Beckford; Susannah Beckford; John Beckford; Barbara Beckford; Richard Beckford; Nathaniel Beckford;
Spouse	Maria Hamilton (1756–);
Relative	Elizabeth Hervey (stepchild); James Beckford Wildman (godchild);
Authority file
	Q333240; ISNI: 000000008248853X; VIAF ID: 62989135; GND ID: 1038226988; Library of Congress authority ID: n85204690; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16752397r; National Library of Spain ID: XX5451290; Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 357306457; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 1903; Union List of Artist Names ID: 500273338
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Fonthill Splendens‎ (4 F)

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Monument to William Beckford, Guildhall, London‎ (4 F)

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Anecdotes of painters who have resided or been born in England - with critical remarks on their productions (1808) (14582356338).jpg 3,664 × 2,732; 1.03 MB
A description of Fonthill Abbey and demesne, in the county of Wilts - including a list of its paintings, cabinets, etc. (IA descriptionoffon00rutt).pdf 791 × 1,264, 98 pages; 8.21 MB
II Lansdown Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UK 2.jpg 2,592 × 3,872; 4.39 MB
II Lansdown Crescent, Bath, Somerset, UK.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 5.07 MB
Mezzotint of William Beckford.jpg 570 × 800; 113 KB
Sketch for the statue ordered to be erected to the memory of the late Wm. Beckford Esqr. by the Court of Common Council LCCN2015650296.jpg 2,600 × 4,342; 2.48 MB
Sketch for the statue ordered to be erected to the memory of the late Wm. Beckford Esqr. by the Court of Common Council LCCN2015650296.tif 2,600 × 4,342; 32.38 MB
Statue of Wm Beckford, Lord Mayor of London.jpg 789 × 1,323; 199 KB
To find a Man, long & in vain, Diogenes sought around, This Citizen he meets, his Lanthorn drops, & cries I've found (BM 1868,0808.4443).jpg 1,600 × 1,146; 695 KB
William Beckford; John Sawbridge; James Townsend by Richard Houston.jpg 2,400 × 1,859; 1.17 MB

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