Henry Villebois
(1807-1883), Politician and racehorse ownerSitter in 1 portrait
Henry Villebois ('Men of the Day. No. 157.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 September 1877
NPG D43813
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Jim McNeill
31 May 2020, 10:08
High Sheriff of Norfolk. Landowner. 'an excellent judge of horses and wine'
Referenced in the Morning Post - Wednesday 04 September 1822, under the notice "Fashionable Departures" as visiting Stoke Ferry, Norfolk.
Jim McNeill
31 May 2020, 10:50
1. “FASHIONABLE CHANGES. -…Mr. Henry Villeboys, for Malham [perhaps Marsham?], near Stoke Ferry…”
(Source: Sun (London) – 12.09.1822)
2. Norfolk Chronicle - Saturday 19 October 1822 lists Henry Villebois as holding a Game Licence at Marsham, Norfolk.