Alexander Clunes Sheriff (1816 - 17 March 1878) was an English businessman and Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1878.

Sheriff was the son of A. Sherriff. He was chairman of the Worcester Royal Porcelain Co.

Royal Worcester

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 and the Worcester Engine Works, and had directorships of the Worcester City and County Banking Co., the Patent Shaft and Axletree Co., the Metropolitan Railway

Metropolitan railway

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, the Metropolitan District Railway

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 and the Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway

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. He was an Alderman of Worcester and was sheriff and twice mayor of the city. He was also J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 for Worcester

At the 1865 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1865

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 Sheriff was elected Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Worcester

Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He held the seat until his death aged 61 in 1878.

Sheriff married Martha Tattersall, daughter of Thomas Tattersall of Armley, near Leeds in 1841.

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