Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache (3 October 1807 – 15 February 1890) was an English soldier, JP and High Sheriff.
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache | |
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Born | Nantwich, Cheshire | 3 October 1807
Died | 15 February 1890 Nantwich, Cheshire | (aged 82)
Nationality | English |
Spouse | Anne Tomkinson |
Children | Julia Anne Elizabeth Henry James Alice Georgina Archibald Edward |
Parent(s) | Admiral John Richard Delap Halliday and Lady Elizabeth Stratford |
Relatives | Brother:John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache |
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache was born on 3 October 1807.[1] He was the younger son of Admiral John Richard Delap Halliday (who assumed the surname and arms of Tollemache in 1821)[2] and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Stratford. His eldest brother was John Tollemache.[3][4]
He served in the Rifle Brigade after the Napoleonic Wars and was appointed first lieutenant in 1828.[5] His portrait was commissioned from Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet by William IV in 1832 and remains in the Royal collection.[6]
Tollemache was a JP for many years and was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1865.[7][8]
In 1844 Tollemache married Anne Tomkinson of Dorfold Hall, Acton, in Cheshire.[3][9] Four of their children survived to adulthood:
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache died on 15 February 1890, aged 82.[1][15]