John Williams (1777–1846)

John Williams (10 February 1777 – 15 September 1846) was an English Whig politician, lawyer and judge.^[1]

John Williams was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln at a by-election in March 1822,^[3][4] and held the seat until the 1826 general election, when he was returned on 9 June for Ilchester.^[5] However, that result was overturned on 22 February 1827 after an election petition,^[6] and Williams did not return to the House of Commons until February 1830, when he was returned for Winchelsea at a by-election.^[7] He held that seat until the borough was disenfranchised at the 1832 general election.^[8]

References

1.  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Williams, John (1777-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
2. "Williams, John (WLMS794J2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
4. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 203. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
5. Stooks Smith, page 534
6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
7. Stooks Smith, page 559
8. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Williams