Sir William Welby, 2nd Baronet

1768–1852 (age 84)

Biography

Sir William Welby, 2nd Baronet (1768–1852), served Lincolnshire as a Member of Parliament and as a steady voice in public discourse, aligning the responsibilities of his baronetcy with attention to the welfare of his tenants.

The Church of St Andrew, Denton, keeps his memorial, reflecting the harmony he sought between civic duty and the rural lives entrusted to his care.