William Welby-Gregory
Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.
Career
He was the son of Sir Glynne Welby, 3rd Baronet, educated at Eton College. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1847, graduating B.A. in 1846.Welby was elected as a Member of Parliament for Grantham at the 1857 general election, and held the seat until he resigned on 14 April 1868 in order to contest a by-election for South Lincolnshire. He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
In 1889 he was appointed the first chairman of Kesteven County Council, a position he held until his death in 1898.