Person:William Beckford (2)

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William Beckford
b.19 Dec 1706
d.21 Jun 1770
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  1. William Beckford1706 - 1770
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  1. William Thomas Beckford1760 - 1844
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Name William Beckford
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Dec 1706
Marriage to Maria Hamilton
Death[1] 21 Jun 1770
Reference Number? Q333240?


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William Beckford (baptised 19 December 1709 – 21 June 1770) was a well-known political figure in 18th-century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London (1762 and 1769). His vast wealth came largely from his plantations in Jamaica and the large numbers of enslaved Africans working for him and his family. He was, and is, often referred to as Alderman Beckford to distinguish him from his son William Thomas Beckford, author and art collector, and from his nephew William Beckford of Somerley (1744–1799), author and planter. He was a supporter of liberty at home and championed the citizens of London upon being summoned to King George III with the City Remonstrance in 1770.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Beckford (politician), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   William Beckford, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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