ated ▁a ▁fran k ness ▁and ▁man lin ess ▁of ▁character ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁all ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁contact ▁and ▁ende ared ▁him ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁being ▁associated ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁colle agues ." ▁ ▁" A ▁keen ▁sports man , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁hard ▁r ider ▁with ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁S utton , ▁B t , ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁( see ▁Bur ton ▁H unt ), ▁an ▁earnest ▁politician , ▁an ▁able ▁magistr ate ▁, ▁and ▁en light ened ▁agricult ural ist ▁and ▁a ▁warm - heart ed ▁friend ." ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁succession ▁Sir ▁William ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁by ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Philip ▁( 1 8 2 5 – 1 8 8 8 ), ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁an ▁MP ▁for ▁East ▁Som erset . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁uncle ▁of ▁Philip ▁Nap ier ▁Mil es . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁The Pe er age . com ▁ ▁The ▁Ann als ▁of ▁Br istol ▁( Vol ▁ 3 , ▁Nin ete enth ▁Century ), ▁John ▁Lat imer , ▁pub ' d ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Som erset ▁Mil es , ▁Sir ▁William , ▁ 1 st ▁baron et ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 2 0 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8