William à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury

The Right Honourable
The Lord Heytesbury
The Right Honourable The Lord Heytesbury
	The Rt. Hon. Lord Heytesbury, c. 1860
Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight
	In office; 1837–1847
Preceded by	Sir Richard Simeon, Bt
Succeeded by	John Simeon
Personal details
Born	William Henry Ashe à Court; 11 July 1809
Died	21 April 1891 (aged 81)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Elizabeth Holmes
Parent	William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

William Henry Ashe à Court-Holmes later Holmes-à Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (11 July 1809 – 21 April 1891) was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.

Career

Born William Henry Ashe à Court, Lord Heytesbury was the only son of William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury, and Maria Rebecca Bouverie. In 1828 he went up to St John's College, Cambridge.^[1] He was elected to the House of Commons for the Isle of Wight in 1837, a seat he held until 1847. In 1860 he succeeded his father as second Baron Heytesbury and entered the House of Lords.

Family

Lord Heytesbury married Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet, in 1833. He assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Holmes after that of à Court at the same time.^[2] In 1860 he changed the family name, by royal licence, from à Court-Holmes to Holmes-à Court.^[3] A daughter, Emily, married Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin. Lord Heytesbury died in April 1891, aged 81, and was succeeded by his grandson, William Holmes-à Court.

Arms

Coat of arms of Holmes à Court, Baron Heytesbury^[4]
	Crest 1st, Out of a naval crown or, an arm embowed in armour, the hand proper grasping a trident azure headed or; 2nd An eagle displayed sable charged on the body with two chevronels or and holding in the beak a lily slipped proper. Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Barry wavy of six or and azure, on a canton gules a lion of England (Holmes); 2nd and 3rd Per fess or and paly of six erminois and azure, in chief an eagle displayed sable, beaked and membered gules, charged on the body with two chevronels argent (à Court). Supporters Two eagles, wings elevated and displayed sable, beaked and membered gules, each holding in the beak a lily slipped proper. Motto Grandescunt aucta labore (Increased by labour, they grow large)

References

^ "A'Court, William Henry Ashe (ACRT828WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "No. 19094". The London Gazette. 18 October 1833. p. 1869.
^ "No. 22415". The London Gazette. 21 August 1860. p. 3087.
^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2003. 2002. p. 789.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William à Court-Holmes

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Richard Godin Simeon	Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight 1837–1847	Succeeded by John Simeon
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William à Court	Baron Heytesbury 1860–1891	Succeeded by William Frederick Holmes à Court

[1] "A'Court, William Henry Ashe (ACRT828WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] "No. 19094". The London Gazette. 18 October 1833. p. 1869.

[3] "No. 22415". The London Gazette. 21 August 1860. p. 3087.

[4] Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2003. 2002. p. 789.

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