Constituency : North Lonsdale 1892-5
William took North Lonsdale from the Tories by 777 votes.
William was born in Lancaster and started work as a junior in a firm of grain merchants. When the owner of the business married his sister William's father became manager of the business and it greatly expanded. He was Mayor of Lancaster in 1891.
William was chairman of the Federation of Tenant Farmers' Clubs.
William never spoke in Parliament.
William stood down in 1895. He retired from the business in 1899.
He died in 1913 aged 64.
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