William Morritt

William John Sawrey Morritt (c. 1813 – 13 April 1874)[1] was a British Conservative Party[2] politician from Rokeby,[3] which was then in Yorkshire but is now in County Durham.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in March 1862,[3] following the death of the Liberal MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley. He held the seat until the 1865 general election,[1] when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank.[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 489. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. "No. 22611". The London Gazette. 25 March 1862. p. 1617.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
William Duncombe
Member of Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire
18621865
With: William Duncombe
Succeeded by
Frederick Milbank
William Duncombe


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