William Cubitt (MP)
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This article is about the contractor. For the engineer, see William Cubitt.
William Cubitt (1791 – 1863) was an English engineering contractor and politician.
He sat as Consetvative MP for Andover from 1847 until 1861. He then took the Chiltern Hundreds to resign his seat so he could contest a by-election for the City of London, which he lost. Cubitt was re-elected for Andover on 17 December 1862 and served until his death on 28 October 1863.
He carried on his building firm from an address in Gray's Inn Road, London and became active in the politics of the City of London. He was Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1847. Cubitt became an Alderman of the City in 1851. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1860-61 and was re-elected in 1861-62.
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- Who's Who of Briyish Members of Parliament: Vol. I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (Harvester Press 1976)
