Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman

Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman (23 November 1719 – 16 August 1760), was a British landowner and politician.

Philip Wenman, 6th Viscount Wenman
Member of Parliament
for Oxford
with Thomas Rowney
In office
1749–1754
Preceded byThomas Rowney
Philip Herbert
Succeeded byThomas Rowney
Hon. Robert Lee
Personal details
Born(1719-11-23)23 November 1719
Died16 August 1760(1760-08-16) (aged 40)
Alma materOriel College, Oxford

He was the elder son of Richard Wenman, 5th Viscount Wenman, and Susanna Wenman (née Wroughton, daughter of Seymour Wroughton of Heskett).

He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1729, aged eleven. As the viscountcy was an Irish title, it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords.[1]

Education

Lord Wenman was educated at Roysse's School (from 1731–1737) and Oriel College, Oxford. He was a Steward of the OA Club in 1744.[2]

Career

In 1749, Wenman was returned to the House of Commons for the city of Oxford, a seat he held until 1754.[3]

In 1754, he was returned as a Tory for the county of Oxfordshire in a bitterly contested election. However, there was a double return and, on 23rd April 1755, Whig candidates Lord Parker and Sir Edward Turner were declared elected in favour of Wenman and Sir James Dashwood.[4]

Family

Lord Wenman married Sophia, eldest daughter and co-heir of James Herbert, of Tythorpe, Oxfordshire, in 1741. They had four sons and three daughters. Their second son was Thomas Wenman. Wenman died in August 1760, aged 40, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son, Philip.[1]

See also

References
  1. Archdall, Mervyn. The Peerage of Ireland, or the Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Volume IV.
  2. "Stewards of the OA Club". Abingdon School.
  3. "WENMAN, Philip, 3rd Visct. Wenman [I] (1719-60), of Thame Park, Oxon. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. "Oxfordshire | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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