Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet (23 September 1756 – 6 August 1825)[1] was an English Tory[2] politician from West Peckham[3] in Kent. He sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1806 and from 1812 to 1818.[4][5]

He was the eldest surviving son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet of Polesden, Surrey and was educated at Cheam School and Magdalen College, Oxford (1773-6). He succeeded his father in 1796 after his elder brother Francis had been killed in the American War of Independence. He lived at Oxon Hoath in West Peckham.[6]

Geary was elected at the 1796 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Kent.[6] He was re-elected in 1802,[3] but was defeated at the 1806 general election.[2] He did no contest the seat in 1807,[2] but was re-elected at the 1812 general election. He held the seat until 1818, when he was defeated at the general election.[2]

He was a Director of Greenwich Hospital, London from 1801 until his death in 1825.

He had married Henrietta, the daughter and coheiress of Richard Nevill, MP of Furnace, co. Kildare and the widow of Edward Dering, with whom he had 3 sons, each born at Oxon Hoath, West Peckham:
• Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3rd Baronet (1810–1877)
• Francis Geary, 4th Baronet (1812–1895)
• Richard Nevill John Geary (1816–1824)

He was succeeded by his eldest son.

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "G" (part 3)
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 157. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. "No. 15499". The London Gazette. 20 July 1802. p. 767.
  4. "GEARY, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1756–1825), of Polesden, Surr. and Oxenhoath, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. Sir William Geary. HANSARD 1803–2005. Parliament - History. Accessed 19 October 2023.
  6. "No. 13910". The London Gazette. 9 July 1796. p. 652.
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