William Battie-Wrightson
William Battie-Wrightson (6 October 1789 – 10 February 1879)[1] was a British landowner and Whig politician.
He was the elder son of William Wrightson of Cusworth Hall, near Doncaster, MP for Aylesbury. Battie-Wrightson was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (1812) and trained for the law at Lincoln's Inn, being called to the bar in 1815. He succeeded his father to the Cusworth estate in 1827.
He was elected MP for East Retford in 1826 and then sat for Hull from 1830 to 1832 and for Northallerton from 1835 to 1865.
He married Georgiana, the daughter of Inigo Freeman Thomas of Ratton Park, Sussex.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Battie-Wrightson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Evans Samuel Crompton |
Member of Parliament for East Retford 1826 With: Robert Lawrence Dundas |
Vacant writ suspended Title next held by Viscount NewarkArthur Duncombe |
| Preceded by John Augustus O'Neill Daniel Sykes |
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1830–1832 With: George Schonswar |
Succeeded by Matthew Davenport Hill William Hutt |
| Preceded by John George Boss |
Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1835–1865 |
Succeeded by Charles Mills |
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