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FARMER, William Meeke (c.1777-1836), of Nonsuch Park, Surr.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986
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Constituency
Dates
1807 - 28 Mar. 1809
Family and Education
b. c.1777, o.s. of Samuel Farmer*. educ. Harrow 1787-95; Emmanuel, Camb. 1795, LLB 1802. m. Frances, da. of Michael Barstow of Fulford, Yorks., 6s. 4da.
Offices Held
Capt. Hunts. militia 1809.
Biography
Farmer owed his return to the Earl of Sandwich, his father allegedly paying pound;4,000 for his seat. In 1809 he made way for the latter. Although there is no direct evidence, Farmer was almost certainly a supporter of administration, like his parent and his patron. Like his father, he was an East India Company stockholder. He died v.p. in October 1836.
Fortescue mss, Fortescue to Grenville, Mon. [May 1807]; J. Wilson, Biog. Index (1808), 296.