William Ambrose KC (22 April 1832 – 18 January 1908) was an English judge and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1899.
Life and career Ambrose was born at Chester, the son of Richard and Mary Ambrose.Holy Trinity Chester - Parish Register He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1859 and migrated to Middle Temple in 1869. In 1874, he became a Queen's Counsel and in 1881 a bencher.Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Guide 1886 At the 1885 general election he was elected as Conservative MP for Harrow. He held the seat until 1899 when he resigned on being appointed a Master in Lunacy.
Personal life Ambrose married Georgianna Mary Anne Jones, daughter of William Jones of Camden in 1866 and had several children. The couple lived in 1881 at Westover, West Heath Road, Child's Hill, then narrowly part of Hendon, Middlesex.British Census 1881 RG11 1367/125 p57 Ambrose's home as at 1909, per his probate, re-sworn at the sum of £25,315 (rounded) () was still that large house "Westover" which enjoyed postally and so often considered Hampstead, but not in the County of London, rather a true part of Middlesex run by Middlesex County Council of which he was a longer-term representative, an alderman.Calendar of Probates sworn in 1909, accessible at probatesearch.gov.uk and also kept at the Central Probate Registry
Death
He is buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery with his wife and her parents.
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