William Laslett

William Laslett (1801 – 26 January 1884)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

He was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester at a by-election in April 1852, and was re-elected at the subsequent general election and in 1857 and 1859.[2] He resigned from the House of Commons on 6 March 1860 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[3] He was again elected for the same constituency in 1868, but was defeated in the 1874 election.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 6)
  2. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 342. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
  3. ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850". House of Commons Library. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf. Retrieved 30 November 2009. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Osman Ricardo and
Francis Rufford		 Member of Parliament for Worcester
1852 - 1860
With: Osman Ricardo		 Succeeded by
Osman Ricardo and
Richard Padmore
Preceded by
Richard Padmore and
Alexander Clunes Sheriff		 Member of Parliament for Worcester
1868 - 1874
With: Alexander Clunes Sheriff		 Succeeded by
Alexander Clunes Sheriff and
Thomas Rowley Hill