William Clayton (Liverpool MP)

For other people named William Clayton, see William Clayton (disambiguation).

William Clayton (after 1650 7 July 1715)[1] was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool.

Clayton was from Preston, but followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. He was Mayor of Liverpool from 1689 to 1690, and then became an alderman of the city.[2]

In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715.[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
  2. 1 2 Cruickshanks, Eveline; Harrison, Richard (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley, eds. "CLAYTON, William (aft.1650-1715), of Fulwood, nr. Preston and Water Street, Liverpool, Lancs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir William Norris, Bt
Jasper Maudit
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
1698 1707
With: Sir William Norris, Bt to 1701
Thomas Johnson from 1701
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
1707 1708
With: Thomas Johnson
Succeeded by
Thomas Johnson
Richard Norris
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Johnson
John Cleiveland
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
1713 1715
With: Sir Thomas Johnson
Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Johnson
Edward Norris


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