William Ferrand, also known as William Busfeild Ferrand, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough and for Devonport.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom
William Ferrand (formerly Busfeild; 26 April 1809 – 31 March 1889), also known as William Busfeild Ferrand, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough and for Devonport.
Early and personal life
Busfeild was born in Bingley in 1809 to Currer Fothergill Busfeild (1777–1832) and his wife, Sarah Ferrand. He attended Bingley Grammar School and briefly Giggleswick School. After Busfeild's mother inherited her brother's considerable property, in 1839 he took the additional surname of Ferrand by sign-manual in compliance with the requirements of his uncle's will. He dropped the name of Busfeild in 1854 after he succeeded to his mother's estate, which included Harden Grange and Bingley St Ives.
He married Sarah Priestley (died 1832) in 1831. They had a son, William before Sarah died giving birth to their daughter, Sarah Harriette. He married Hon. Fanny Mary Stuart (1816–1896), sister of Lord Blantyre, in 1847, with whom he had a second son, Hugo.
Political career
Busfeild entered public life in 1833 and unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for Bradford in the 1837 general election. He remained active, opposing the Anti-Corn Law League, and was elected in 1841 to represent Knaresborough. He attacked the league and poor-law administration in parliament, and became associated with the Young England group. Lord Harewood withdrew his support for the 1847 election and he was unable to find another seat.
