William Morritt
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William John Sawrey Morritt (c. 1813 – 13 April 1874) was a British Conservative Party
politician from Rokeby
, which was then in Yorkshire
but is now in County Durham
.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire
at a by-election in March 1862, following the death of the Liberal
MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
. He held the seat until the 1865 general election
, when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank
.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician from Rokeby
Rokeby Park
Rokeby Park is a country house in the Palladian style in Northern England. It is located close to the confluence of the River Tees and River Greta, close to Greta Bridge in what is now County Durham. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire...
, which was then in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
but is now in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
at a by-election in March 1862, following the death of the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
Edward Stillingfleet Cayley was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament for North Riding of Yorkshire, and held the seat until his death in 1862, at the age of 59.- External links :...
. He held the seat until the 1865 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
, when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank
Sir Frederick Milbank, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Baronet , was a British Liberal Member of Parliament.Milbank was elected to the House of Commons for the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1865, a seat he held until 1885, and then represented Richmond until 1886...
.