William Marshall (1796–1872)

William Marshall (26 May 1796 – 16 May 1872) was an English politician, the Member of Parliament for Beverley (1831–1832),[1] for Carlisle (1835–1847),[2] and for East Cumberland (1847–1868).[3] He was the eldest son of the wealthy industrialist John Marshall who introduced major innovations in flax spinning and built the celebrated Marshall's Mill and Temple Works in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[4] His younger brothers John and James Garth were both MPs for Leeds.[5] The fourth brother, Henry Cowper, was Mayor of Leeds in 1842–1843.[4]

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B": Beverley". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons3.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  2. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C": Carlisle (Cumberland)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons2.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  3. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C": Cumberland East". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons6.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  4. ^ a b Gilleghan, John (2001). "Marshall, John". Leeds: A to Z of local history. Kingsway Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0951919431. 
  5. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L": Leeds". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Lcommons1.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Burton-Peters
Daniel Sykes		 Member of Parliament for Beverley
1831–1832
With: Henry Burton-Peters		 Succeeded by
Henry Burton-Peters
Charles Langdale
Preceded by
Philip Henry Howard
William James		 Member of Parliament for Carlisle
1835 – 1847
With: Philip Henry Howard		 Succeeded by
William Nicholson Hodgson
John Dixon
Preceded by
Hon. Charles Howard
William James		 Member of Parliament for East Cumberland
1847 – 1868
With: Hon. Charles Howard		 Succeeded by
Hon. Charles Howard
William Nicholson Hodgson