William Beckett-Denison (10 September 1826 – 23 November 1890) was an English banker and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1876 and 1890.
Upon the retirement of Leslie Melville, he became head of the English County Bankers' Association as well as the East Riding Bank at Beverley and Malton.
[7] They lived at Meanwood Park in Leeds and at Nun Appleton, Yorkshire, and were the parents of at least seven children, including:[8] Beckett died at the age of 64 when he fell under a train at Wimborne.
He was walking beside the track on the way back to the station when a strong wind blew his hat off, and he fell almost immediately under the train.
[10] Following his death, Mrs. Gertrude Beatrice Brinkworth alleged she was his mistress and mother of his adopted children and sued his executors.