page_title: William Madocks
hierarchical_section_title: William Madocks
caption_attribution_description: English: A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person&#58; &#32;William Madocks&#32;– Member of Parliament
context_page_description: William Alexander Madocks was a landowner and Member of Parliament for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1802 to 1820, and then for Chippenham in Wiltshire from 1820 to 1826. He is best known, however, for his activities as an agricultural improver in Gwynedd, especially around the towns of Porthmadog and Tremadog which he founded and which are named after him.
context_section_description: William Alexander Madocks (17 June 1773 – 15 September 1828) was a landowner and Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1802 to 1820, and then for Chippenham in Wiltshire from 1820 to 1826. He is best known, however, for his activities as an agricultural improver in Gwynedd, especially around the towns of Porthmadog and Tremadog which he founded and which are named after him.
caption: W. A. Madocks ca. 1812
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