Edward Bearcroft

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Edward Bearcroft, KC (30 April 173720 November 1796) was an English judge and politician.

Bearcroft, a member of the Inner Temple, was called to the bar on 24 November 1758. He unsuccessfully contested Worcester in 1774, but was returned as Member of Parliament for Member of Parliament for Hindon in 1784. Appointed Chief Justice of Chester in 1788, he was returned for Saltash in 1790, which seat he held until his death in 1796.[1]

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  1. ^ Williams, William Retlaw (1897). The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester. Jakeman and Carver, 105. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Lloyd Kenyon
Nathaniel William Wraxall
Member of Parliament for Hindon
with William Egerton

1784–1790
Succeeded by
William Thomas Beckford
James Adams
Preceded by
Charles Ambler
John Lemon
Member of Parliament for Saltash
with Viscount Garlies 1790–1795
William Stewart 1795–1796
The Lord Macdonald 1796

1790–1796
Succeeded by
The Lord Macdonald
Charles Smith
Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard Pepper Arden
Chief Justice of Chester
1788–1796
Succeeded by
James Adair