William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (died 1844)

William Beckford (novelist)

British writer and politician (1760–1844)

William Thomas Beckford was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. He was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton, and he served as a member of parliament for Wells in 1784–1790…