William Molesworth-St Aubyn

William Napleton Molesworth-St Aubyn (18 October 1838 – 29 June 1895) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

William Molesworth-St Aubyn
Member of Parliament for Helston
In office 1880–1885
Personal details
Born	William Napleton Molesworth-St Aubyn (1835-10-18)18 October 1835
Died	29 June 1895(1895-06-29) (aged 59)
Spouse(s)	Annie Coles
Mother	Helen Matilda Isabelle Napleton
Father	Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn
Education	Harrow School Christ Church, Oxford

Molesworth-St Aubyn was the son of Rev. Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn of Clowance, Cornwall and his wife Helen Matilda Isabelle Napleton, daughter of Rev. T Napleton of Powderham, Devon. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn and went on the western circuit and the Devon and Exeter sessions.[1]

At the 1880 general election Molesworth-St Aubyn was elected Member of Parliament for Helston.[2] He held the seat until the borough was disenfranchised in 1885.[3] At the 1885 general election, he contested the Truro seat, where he was defeated by the Liberal Party candidate William Bickford-Smith.[4]

Molesworth St Aubyn married Annie Coles, daughter of George Coles of Southsea.[1]

References

1. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 149. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 243. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Molesworth-St Aubyn

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Adolphus William Young	Member of Parliament for Helston 1880 – 1885	constituency abolished