Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham, William Ernest

First name(s)

William Ernest

Surname

Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham

Position(s) held at King's College London

• Life Governor, 1854-1915

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

• St John’s College, Oxford

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Captain, Yorkshire Yeomanry Hussars
• MP for East Retford (1852-1857)
• Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
• MP for North Riding, Yorkshire (1859-1867) ^{Ref: *1}

Professional activities

• 3rd Baron Feversham of Duncombe Park, Yorkshire (1867-)
• 1st Earl of Feversham of Ryedale (1868)
• 1st Viscount Helmsley of Helmsley, co. York (1868)
• President of the Royal Agricultural Society (1829)
• Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace ^{Ref: *1}

Personal details

Date of birth

28 January 1829

Date of death

13 January 1915

Family details

Son of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham of Duncombe Park and Lady Louisa Stewart. Married Mabel Violet Graham. Children were:  Mabel Cynthia, Ulrica, Helen Venetia, William Reginald, James Henry, Hubert Ernest Valentine, Hermione Wilhelmina. ^{Ref: *1}