William Wingfield (MP)

William Wingfield KC, MP
Member of Parliament for Bodmin
In office 1806–1807
Preceded by	Josias du Pre Porcher
Succeeded by	Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet
Personal details
Born	1772 Mickleham, Surrey, England
Died	21 March 1858 Dorset, England
Spouse(s)	Lady Charlotte-Maria Digby; Elizabeth Mills
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Profession	Judge

William Wingfield (later William Wingfield-Baker) KC, MP (1772 – 21 March 1858), was an attorney, judge, and Member of Parliament in 19th century England.

Born in Mickleham, Surrey, England, William was the second son of George Wingfield (died May 1774) of Mickleham, Surrey. His mother, Mary, was the niece of George Sparrow.

William's brother, George Wingfield, Lord of Akeld, later took the surname Sparrow to comply with the will of a great uncle. The other siblings included three sisters:

William's paternal grandfather, also named William Wingfield, owned property in Cleadon.

He entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1789, and received a B.A. degree in 1792. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1792 and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn five years later. His early practise was as an equity draftsman, in all likelikhood because of the Inn's historical association with the Court of Chancery.

Wingfield served for a short time as a member of parliament for Bodmin during the period of 1806 to 1807 alongside Davies Gilbert. In 1818, he became a Bencher, and was appointed King's Counsel. Eight years later, he was a proprietor (one of 700) of the Russell Institution, a school of literature and science in Victorian London. Wingfield became Chief Justice of the Brecon Circuit. He was appointed Master in Chancery in 1824 upon the death of Sir John Simeon, 1st Baronet.

He held several positions within the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn including Master of the Walks in 1824, Keeper of the Black Book in 1825, Dean of the Chapel in 1827, and Treasurer in 1828.

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