William Selby Lowndes

William Selby Lowndes served as a knight of the shire representing Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1810 to 1820.He was known as a High Church Anglican and became a supporter of Viscount Sidmouth's policy of limiting the number of dissenting ministers given official toleration.Selby Lowndes, who was Chairman of the county Quarter Sessions (at this period a body of magistrates with both judicial and administrative responsibilities), had refused registration as a dissenting minister to the Reverend Peter Tyler who had a congregation at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.Selby Lowndes was a party to the last action for recovery of land brought by writ of right before the Court of Common Pleas, heard before the Grand Assize of Buckinghamshire (a jury like body of four knights of the shire and twelve recogniters).Lord Chief Justice Tindal and the other judges of the court presided at the trial at bar in Westminster Hall which started on 28 November 1838.
United KingdomMember of ParliamentAnglicanBuckinghamshireRichard Lowndesknight of the shireUnited Kingdom House of CommonsHigh ChurchViscount SidmouthNonconformistQuarter SessionsHaddenham, BuckinghamshireLiberal1820 electionHon. Robert Smithwrit of rightCourt of Common Pleastrial by battleLord Chief JusticeTindaltrial at barWestminster HallAttorney-GeneralSir John Campbelllimitation periodHansardParliament of the United KingdomMarquess of TitchfieldEarl TempleMember for BuckinghamshireThomas GrenvilleMarquess of Chandos