William Morritt

William John Sawrey Morritt (c. 1813 – 13 April 1874)[1] was a British Conservative Party[2] politician from Rokeby,[3] which was then in Yorkshire but is now in County Durham.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in March 1862,[3] following the death of the Liberal MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley. He held the seat until the 1865 general election,[1] when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  2. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 489. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 22611. p. 1617. 25 March 1862. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
William Duncombe
Member of Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire
1862 – 1865
With: William Duncombe
Succeeded by
Frederick Milbank
William Duncombe


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