Constituency : Maidstone 1853-7, 1859-70
William was a lime and cement merchant and also a director of two railway companies and the Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Co. He first stood for Maidstone unsuccessfully in 1852 but got in at a by-election in 1853. He was ousted in 1857 but won his seat back two years later.
William fought off a legal challenge to his election victory in 1865. He resigned his seat in 1870.
He died in 1881 aged 80.
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