Richard Fountayne Wilson (also given as Fountayne-Wilson;[1][2] 9 June 1783 – 24 July 1847) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Yorkshire constituency between 1826 and 1830.
[3] Both Fountayne Wilson's parents died separately in 1786 when he was three years old, leaving he and his brother as orphans; following his brother's death in 1801, Fountayne Wilson became the heir to his maternal grandfather's estate at High Melton Hall, near Doncaster, which he inherited the following year.
[3] In February 1807 Fountayne Wilson was elected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
As an MP he was known as a "man of few words" in Parliament, but a prolific bringer of petitions.
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