William Dowdeswell (politician, born 1804)

For other people named William Dowdeswell, see William Dowdeswell (disambiguation).

William Dowdeswell (18 October 1804[1] or 10th November 1804 [2]– 5 February 1870[3] or 6 Feb 1887[4]) was a British Conservative Party politician from Gloucestershire

He was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire,[5] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832.[5] He was re-elected in 1837 and 1841, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1847 general election.[3]

He lived at Pull Court, near Bushley.[6] His son William Edward Dowdeswell was an MP from 1865 to 1876.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62282/records/4332383367
  2. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1351/records/5009464?tid=190365144&pid=382736976248&hid=1049250334073&_phsrc=EKi20&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true
  3. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  4. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62282/records/4332383367
  5. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 303. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  6. ^ a b Mair, Robert Henry (1870). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870. London: Dean & Son. p. 84.
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