Name William Mount Role Politician | Died April 10, 1869 Education Eton College | |
William Mount of Wasing Place, Berkshire (21 November 1787 – 10 April 1869) was a British Tory politician.
He was the son of William Mount (3 January 1753 – 15 June 1815) and his wife (m. 4 October 1781) Jenny Page (? - 11 October 1843), the paternal grandson of John Mount (? - 1786) and wife and maternal grandson of Thomas Page and wife and great-grandson of William Mount and wife Jane Huckell. He is the great-great-grandfather of Ferdinand Mount and the great-great-great-grandfather of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron. He was educated at Eton College (1802-05) and Oriel College, Oxford (1805).
William Mount was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yarmouth from 1818 to 1819 and for Newport, Isle of Wight from 1831 to 1832. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire for 1826–27.
He married, on 27 June 1818, Charlotte (d. 17 January 1879), the daughter and coheiress of George Talbot of Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire. They had 2 sons, including William George Mount, and 2 daughters.
His wife was the daughter of George Talbot (1763–1836) and wife (m. 4 January 1789) Charlotte Elizabeth Drake (? - 1817), paternal granddaughter of The Hon. Rev. George Talbot (a son of the 1st Baron Talbot), of Guiting, Gloucester (d. 1765 or 19 November 1782) and wife (m. 3 January 1761) The Hon. Anne de Bouverie (1729 – 31 December 1813) (a daughter of the 1st Viscount Folkestone), and maternal granddaughter of The Rev. Thomas Drake and wife.