William Sturges Bourne

William Sturges-Bourne
Home Secretary
In office
30 April 1827 – 16 July 1827
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterGeorge Canning
Preceded byRobert Peel
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Lansdowne
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
In office
1827 – 11 February 1828
Preceded byThe Earl of Carlisle
Succeeded byCharles Arbuthnot
Personal details
Born7 November 1769 (2024-11-13UTC10:23)
Died1 February 1845 (1845-03) (aged 75)
Testwood House, New Forest, Hampshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

William Sturges-Bourne PC (7 November 1769 – 1 February 1845), known as William Sturges until 1803, was a British Tory politician. He was briefly Home Secretary under George Canning in 1827.


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