William Ambrose (politician)

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Ambrose in 1895.

William Ambrose KC (22 April 1832 – 18 January 1908)[1] was an English judge and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1899.

Life and career

Ambrose was born at Chester, the son of Richard and Mary Ambrose.[2] He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1859 and migrated to Middle Temple in 1869. In 1874, he became a Queen's Counsel and in 1881 a bencher.[3] At the 1885 general election he was elected as Conservative MP for Harrow.[4] He held the seat until 1899 when he resigned on being appointed a Master in Lunacy.[4]

Personal life

Ambrose married Georgianna Mary Anne Jones, daughter of William Jones of Camden in 1866[3] and had several children. The couple lived in 1881 at Westover, West Heath Road, Child's Hill, then narrowly part of Hendon, Middlesex.[5] Ambrose's home as at 1909, per his probate, re-sworn at the sum of £25,315 (rounded) (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) was still that large house "Westover" which enjoyed Script error: No such module "convert". postally and so often considered Hampstead, but not in the County of London, rather a true part of Middlesex run by Middlesex County Council of which he was a longer-term representative, an alderman.[6]

Death

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Grave of William Ambrose in Highgate Cemetery

He is buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery with his wife and her parents.

References

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  2. Holy Trinity Chester - Parish Register
  3. a b Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Guide 1886
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  5. British Census 1881 RG11 1367/125 p57
  6. Calendar of Probates sworn in 1909, accessible at probatesearch.gov.uk and also kept at the Central Probate Registry

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