ers ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Hon our ▁( Russ ia ) <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Wille tt ▁Ad ye ▁( 1 7 4 5 – 1 8 1 5 ), ▁in ▁later ▁life ▁John ▁Wille tt ▁Wille tt , ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Stephen ▁Ad ye ▁of ▁St ▁K itt s ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Clara ▁Pay ne , ▁born ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁adopted ▁while ▁still ▁young ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Wille tt , ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁After ▁education ▁at ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn , ▁he ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁gentleman ly ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁collect or , ▁following ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁father ▁Wille tt . ▁ ▁Wille tt ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁Ad ye ▁was ▁his ▁principal ▁he ir , ▁to ▁plant ations ▁in ▁St ▁K itt s , ▁and ▁under ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁will ▁took ▁Wille tt ▁as ▁his ▁surname . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁. ▁A ▁supp orter ▁of ▁William ▁Pitt ▁the ▁younger , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁general ▁election ▁after ▁Pitt ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁Wille tt ▁had ▁financial ▁troubles , ▁and ▁during ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁sold ▁collections ▁from ▁Mer ley ▁House .