William Beckford
English novelist
William Thomas Beckford was an English novelist, art critic, planter and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. The son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. Wikipedia
Born: September 29, 1760, Soho Square, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 2, 1844 (age 83 years), Bath, United Kingdom
Children: Susan Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Margaret Beckford
Spouse: Margaret Gordon (m. 1783)
Grandchildren: Lady Susan Hamilton, Susan Orde, William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, and more
Grandparents: Peter Beckford Junior, Peter Beckford, Bridget Coward, and more
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