William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley
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William Norton was a British MP and peer. His father Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
was created a peer on 9 April 1782, from which time William Norton was styled 'the Honourable'. He became the 2nd Lord Grantley on 1 January 1789.
Norton was Member of Parliament
for Richmond 1768–1774, for Wigtown Burghs
1774–1775 (unseated on petition), Richmond 1775–1780, Guildford
1782–1784 and Surrey
1784–1789.
He was the third Englishman to be elected and the second to actually sit in Parliament, for the Scottish constituency of Wigtown Burghs.
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley PC was an English politician.He was the eldest son of Thomas Norton of Grantley, Yorkshire. He became a barrister in 1739, and, after a period of inactivity, built up a profitable practice, becoming a King's Counsel in 1754, and later attorney-general for the...
was created a peer on 9 April 1782, from which time William Norton was styled 'the Honourable'. He became the 2nd Lord Grantley on 1 January 1789.
Norton was 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,...
for Richmond 1768–1774, for Wigtown Burghs
Wigtown (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigtown Burghs, also known as Wigton Burghs,. was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament .The first election in...
1774–1775 (unseated on petition), Richmond 1775–1780, Guildford
Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
1782–1784 and Surrey
Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832....
1784–1789.
He was the third Englishman to be elected and the second to actually sit in Parliament, for the Scottish constituency of Wigtown Burghs.