page_title: Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Hester Bellingham (1763-1844)
context_page_description: Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet was an Irish-born British politician and the Controller of Storekeepers Accounts for the Royal Navy. Bellingham was charged with organizing and procuring provisions for the Vancouver Expedition. Though he never saw the Pacific Ocean, Bellingham Bay and the city of Bellingham, Washington, are named for him.
context_section_description: William Bellingham was the son of Col. Alan Bellingham (of Castlebellingham) and Alice Montgomery, daughter of Rev. Hans Montgomery of Grey Abbey House, Co. Down. Bellingham was one of four siblings (O'Bryen, Thomas, and Alan).
  He attended Trinity College, Dublin, graduating in 1778 as a Bachelor of Arts. In 1783 he married Hester Frances Cholmondeley (1763-1844), granddaughter of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley.
caption: Hester Bellingham (Henry Edridge)
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