Tuesday 9 August 2016

1289 William Crosfield


Constituency : Lincoln  1892-5

William  took  Lincoln  from  the  Tories.

William  was  part  of  the  Crosfield  family  who  were  chemical  magnates  based  in  Warrington. He  was  from  Liverpool.  He  was  defeated  at  Warrington  in  1885.

William  was  a  prominent  spokesman  for  temperance.

He  died  in  1909  aged  70.

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