William Eccles (MP)

William Eccles (1794 – 17 June 1853)[1] was a British Radical politician.

William Eccles
Member of Parliament
for Blackburn
In office
8 July 1852  24 February 1853
Serving with James Pilkington
Preceded byJames Pilkington
John Hornby
Succeeded byJames Pilkington
Montague Joseph Feilden
Personal details
Born1794
Died (aged 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyRadical

Eccles was elected Radical MP for Blackburn at the 1852 general election but was unseated shortly in 1853 due to bribery. He died just a few months later.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. "Blackburn Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 March 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. Pink, William Dumcombe; Beavan, Alfred B. (1889). The Parliamentary Representation of Lancashire (County and Borough) 1258-1885 with Biographical and Genealogical Notices of the Members. London: Henry Gray. p. 317. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Pilkington
John Hornby
Member of Parliament for Blackburn
1852–1853
With: James Pilkington
Succeeded by
James Pilkington
Montague Joseph Feilden


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