Constituency : King's Lynn 1880-85
Sir William took one of the King's Lynn seats from the Tories.
William was a baronet , the grandson of a former MP for Norfolk. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. He stood for King's Lynn in 1874. He was vice chairman of the Lynn and Fakenham Railway Company.
When the seat was reduced to one member in 1885 William lost by 170 votes.
William later became chairman of Norfolk County Council.
He died in 1912 aged 64.
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