William Currie | |
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| Member of Parliament for Winchelsea | |
| In office 1796–1802 | |
| Preceded by | John Hiley Addington |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ladbroke |
| Member of Parliament for Gatton | |
| In office 1790–1796 | |
| Preceded by | William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet |
William Currie, (26 February 1756 – 3 June 1829), was an English land owner, distiller, banker and Member of Parliament for Gatton and Winchelsea.
On his father's death in 1781, he inherited his father's 75% interest in the distilling partnership his father had started with Nathaniel Byles. He also became a partner in the family banking firm, replacing his father, but seems to have taken no active part, leaving the responsibilities to his brother Isaac.
In 1792, Currie was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.[1]
He is chiefly remembered for the restoration of the village of East Horsley and its manor house, East Horsley Towers.