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at the Alton Bench, and for nearly 20 years acted as Chairman 

 of the Petty Sessional division. For the whole of that time he 

 was an indefatigable member of the Board of Guardians, first 

 as an ex-officio member, and since 1894 as Gruardian for the 

 parish of West World ham. Before his election to Parliament 

 he was for many years annually elected Chairman of the 

 Assessment Committee. 



Mr. Wickham was the County Councillor for the Selborne 

 division, and as High Sheriff (the Local Government Act 

 having been passed during his shrievalty) he presided, in the 

 absence through illness of the Lord Lieutenant, at the inaugural 

 meeting of the Hampshire County Council, of which he was 

 Vice-Chairman, until ill-health compelled him to resign that 

 ofilce in March last. 



The owner of a beautiful and picturesque demesne at Binsted 

 Wyck, near Alton, Mr. Wickham spent most of his leisure-time 

 there, investigating the natural history, and especially the botany, 

 of East Hampshire. In particular lie paid much a.ttention to the 

 plants of the parish of Selborne, being interested in comparing 

 its present flora with that described by Gilbert White a century 

 ago ; and on one of his latest visits to the Linnean Society, of 

 which he was elected a Pellow 20th Nov., 1879, he presented to 

 the Library a desirable copy of a scarce edition of White's 

 ' Selborne.' 



Although a man of literary tastes and an accomplished 

 scholar, it does not appear that he made any contribution of 

 importance to the literature of botany or zoology ; but in 1870 

 he edited the correspondence of the Rt. Hon. William Wickham ; 

 and it is interesting to recall the fact, as showing the long- 

 established connection of his family with the county of Hants 

 and the diocese of Winchester, that besides being a namesake of 

 the illustrious builder-bishop who founded Winchester and New 

 Colleges, he was the descendant in the direct male line of Bishop 

 William Wickham, 4th Protestant Bishop of Winchester. In 

 this respect his position was probably unique. 



He died on the 16th May, 1897, aged 65, and was buried in 

 the churchyard at Binsted with every demonstration of the 

 affectionate regard and respect in which he was held by all who 

 knew him. 



His survivors are a widow and two daughters, one the wife of 

 Colonel Lewis Ogilvy, C.B., of Itchen Abbas, and Mrs. Clements, 

 tne wife of Henry Clements, Esq., D.L. and J. P., the eldest son 

 01 Colonel Clements, of Cootehill, Co. Cavau. [J. E. H.] 



