William took the new seat of Mid Durham as a Liberal-Labour candidate.
William was born in Northumberland and worked in Hartley Coal Mines from the age of 10. He was General Secretary of the Durham Miners Association from 1871 to his death. He was a Primitive Methodist
William asked a few questions on mining issues but made no real speeches in Parliament.
William promoted the College of the Venerable Bede as part of Durham University and was its treasurer at his death.
He died in 1890 aged 57 as a result of injuries sustained during his working life.
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