Name William Holmes Role Politician | Died January 26, 1851 | |
William ("Billy") Holmes (2 April 1779 – 26 January 1851) was a Tory and Conservative politician in the United Kingdom in the early nineteenth century. He was an MP for 28 years.
Holmes served as party manager, and Chief Whip in the House of Commons from about 1802 until his seat (for the rotten borough of Haslemere) was abolished by the Great Reform Act of 1832. He had also previously represented several other constituencies; after the Reform Act he was out of the Commons for five years, but returned in 1837 as MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Holmes was also Treasurer of the Ordnance from 1818–31.
His wife was Helen Tew, Dowager Lady Stronge (1769–1852), widow of Sir James Stronge, 1st Baronet of Tynan Abbey, County Armagh, Ireland (1750–1804).
Holmes is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.