Richard Fleming Worsley Holmes 62,163,256
- Born: 25 March 1792
- Died: 26 July 1814, River Hamble aged 22
General Notes:
MP for Newport, Isle of Wight.
Inscription found in Arreton Church, Arreton, Isle of Wight: To the Memory fo Richard Fleming Worsley Holmes Esq., second son of the Reverend Henry Worsley Holmes Bart. and the Honourable Lady Worsley Holmes. One of the representatives in Parliament for the borough of Newport in this island. Who was unfortunately drowned in the river Hamble on the 26th day of July 1814 aged 22 years. Called to the bosom of his creator when he had just entered upon the career of a promising and useful life. This fate affords him an impressive example of the uncertainty of all worldly hopes. Benevelent generous and sincere the accomplishments that adorned and the virtues that exalted his character endeared him alike to the affections of his friends and the hearts of his family. The tears that a weeping multitude shed over his grave were a well-merited and expressive tribute to the worth of his excellence and character.
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