Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet
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Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet (22 November 1838 – 18 February 1909) was a businessman in the United Kingdom. He was a director of W. D. & H. O. Wills, which later merged into the Imperial Tobacco Company.
Wills was also Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North from 1900 to 1906. He was made a Baronet in 1897, of Northmoor in the County of Somerset.
Wills married Annie, daughter of Reverend James Hamilton, in 1867. He died in February 1909, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Gilbert, who was created Baron Dulverton in 1929. Annie, Lady Wills, died in 1910.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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| Preceded by Lewis Fry |
Member of Parliament for Bristol North 1900–1906 |
Succeeded by Augustine Birrell |
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| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Northmoor) 1897–1909 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills |
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