William Willis (politician)

William Willis (29 April 1835 - 22 August 1911) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

Willis was the son of William Willis a manufacturer of Luton. He was educated at Huddersfield College and at the University of London. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and went on the south-eastern circuit. In 1877 he became a QC.^[1]

At the 1880 general election Willis was elected Member of Parliament for Colchester. He held the seat until 1885.^[2]

Willis died at the age of 76.

References

^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Willis

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Learmonth Herbert Mackworth-Praed	Member of Parliament for Colchester 1880 – 1885 With: Richard Knight Causton	Succeeded by Henry John Trotter

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Name	Willis, William
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	29 April 1835
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Date of death	22 August 1911
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