William Beckford

William Beckford
William Beckford

William Thomas Beckford was an English novelist; an art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer, slaveowner, and sometime politician, reputed at one stage in his life to be the richest commoner in England. His parents were William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton. He was Member of Parliament for Wells from 1784 to 1790, for Hindon from 1790 to 1795 and 1806 to 1820.

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Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
May 2nd, 1844
Died Aged
-125
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Libra
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