William Blamire | |
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Born | 13 April 1790 |
Died | 12 January 1862 |
Nationality | English |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Landowner; Civil Servant; Politician. |
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William Blamire (13 April 1790 – 12 January 1862) [1] was a British landowner, civil servant, and Whig politician.
Blamire was born at The Oaks, Dalston, Carlisle, England, to a family that originated in Cumberland. He was the eldest son of the naval surgeon William Blamire, [2] and Jane, the third daughter of John Christian and sister of the politician John Christian Curwen. [2] The Cumberland poet Susanna Blamire was his aunt. [3] William was baptised in Dalston by the philosopher William Paley, the vicar there. [2] He was privately tutored at Carlisle, and subsequently, from 1805 to 1808, educated at Westminster School, and, from 1808 to 1811, [4] at Christ Church, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1811. [5]
Blamire was a Cumberland farmer who served as High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1828. [6] He entered the British House of Commons in 1831 as MP for Cumberland, [6] as which he served until the constituency was abolished the following year, after which he stood successfully for the new constituency that replaced it, East Cumberland. [6] Blamire resigned as Member of Parliament in 1836, when, after the passing of the Tithe Commutation Act 1836 he was appointed the first Chief Tithe Commissioner. [7] The Commission reported in 1851 and triggered various new acts and reforms. [8] Blamire retired in 1860. [7]
In 1834, Blamire married his cousin Dorothy. [9] She was the youngest daughter of John Taubman and the widow of Mark Wilks, who had governed Saint Helena during the time of Napoleon's exile there. [9] Blamire's wife died in 1857: [10] he survived her, for five years, until 1862. [11] Several months after his death, a prize in his name was endowed for achievements in agriculture. [12]
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