Constituency : Derbyshire North 1853-65
William came from a long line of Derbyshire landowners. He was a local philanthropist who built a parish church, reading rooms and a viewing platform for the village of Stanton-in-the-Peak.
William first entered Parliament at a by-election in 1853. He was a strong champion of parliamentary reform and built the Earl Grey Tower to commemorate the Act of 1832. He stood down in 1865.
He died in 1876 aged 68.
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