# William Tipping

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English railway magnate and Conservative politician

For the English religious writer, see [William 'Eternity' Tipping](/source/William_'Eternity'_Tipping).

William Tipping Member of Parliament for Stockport In office 1868–1874 Preceded by John Benjamin Smith Edward Watkin Succeeded by Charles Henry Hopwood Frederick Pennington In office 1885–1886 Preceded by Charles Henry Hopwood Frederick Pennington Succeeded by Louis John Jennings Sydney Gedge Personal details Born 1816 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 16 January 1897 (aged 80) Brasted, Kent, England, United Kingdom Party Conservative

**William Tipping** [JP](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) [JSA](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London) (1816 – 16 January 1897) was an [English](/source/English_people) [railway](/source/Railway) magnate and [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) [politician](/source/Politician).

Tipping was born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) to John Tipping, a [Quaker](/source/Quaker) corn merchant.[1] William Tipping was educated at a private school in Tottenham. During his twenties he travelled into [Palestine](/source/Palestine_(region)) making drawings of archaeological sites, some of which were published in *[Punch](/source/Punch_(magazine))*; he was elected to the [Society of Antiquaries](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London) as a result.[2] He became a director of the [London and North Western Railway](/source/London_and_North_Western_Railway) and in 1857 purchased Brasted Park, at [Brasted](/source/Brasted), Kent, where he helped restore dilapidated cottages, paid for the widening of local roads, and supported local community institutions.[3]

He was persuaded by friends to stand for Parliament. At the [1868 general election](/source/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election), Tipping was elected as [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) for [Stockport](/source/Stockport_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) with 4,498 votes,[1] but he lost the seat at the [1874 general election](/source/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election).[4] He was re-elected for Stockport in [1885](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election), but did not defend his seat at the [1886 general election](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election).[5][6]

By 1876 he was director of 13 railway companies; one of his responsibilities was to arrange the travel of the [royal family](/source/Queen_Victoria).[2] He was also appointed [J. P.](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) for Kent, [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), and [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire).[2][7]

Tipping married Maria Walker, the daughter of a Quaker [flax mill](/source/Flax_mill) owner from [Leeds](/source/Leeds), in 1844. They had four sons: John Walker Tipping (1845-1876), [William Fearon Tipping](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Fearon_Tipping&action=edit&redlink=1) (1847-1911), who became a Colonel in the [Royal Welch Fusiliers](/source/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers), a justice of the peace and [High Sheriff of Kent](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Kent), Edward Alexander Tipping (1852-1871), and [Henry Avray Tipping](/source/Henry_Avray_Tipping) (1855-1933), who became a noted writer on [country houses](/source/Country_house) and gardens, a [garden designer](/source/Garden_designer), and Architectural Editor of [Country Life](/source/Country_Life_(magazine)) magazine for 17 years.[2]

Tipping died at the age of 80 on 16 January 1897 and was buried at the [parish church](/source/Parish_church) in Brasted.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [*The New House of Commons, with Biographical Notices of Its Members \[etc.\]*](https://books.google.com/books?id=RYwMAAAAYAAJ). 1885. p. 26.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gerrishbook_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gerrishbook_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gerrishbook_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-gerrishbook_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-gerrishbook_2-4) Gerrish, Helena (2011). *Edwardian Country Life: The Story of H. Avray Tipping*. London: Frances Lincoln Ltd. pp. 12–15. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7112-3223-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7112-3223-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["** Kent Online Parish Clerk ** - Brasted Parish - Records Access Page"](http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Brasted.html). *www.kent-opc.org*. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-craig1832-1885_4-0)** [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) (1989) [1977]. *British parliamentary election results 1832–1885* (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 287–288. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-26-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-26-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-craig1885-1918_5-0)** [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) *British parliamentary election results 1885–1918*. p. 194.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Leigh Rayment](https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231519/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons5.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Mair, Robert Henry (1868). [*Debrett's illustrated House of commons, and the judicial bench*](http://worldcat.org/oclc/47093641). Dean & Son. p. 267. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [47093641](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/47093641).

## External links

- *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)* 1803–2005: [contributions in Parliament by William Tipping](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-tipping)

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by John Benjamin Smith Edward Watkin Member of Parliament for Stockport 1868–1874 With: John Benjamin Smith Succeeded by Charles Henry Hopwood Frederick Pennington Preceded by Charles Henry Hopwood Frederick Pennington Member of Parliament for Stockport 1885–1886 With: Louis John Jennings Succeeded by Louis John Jennings Sydney Gedge

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