William Marshall (1796–1872)

William Marshall (1796 – 16 May 1872) was a British politician.

He served as the Member of Parliament for Petersfield (1826–1830),[1] for Leominster (1830–31),[2] for Beverley (1831–1832),[3] for Carlisle (1835–1847),[4] and for East Cumberland (1847–1868).[5]

He was the eldest son of the wealthy industrialist John Marshall who introduced major innovations in flax spinning and built the celebrated Marshall's Mill and Temple Works in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[6] Their family name may have inspired the character of Richard Marshall in the 1968 film Witchfinder General, which is set in that area during the English Civil War.

A sister, Julia Anne Elliott, was a hymnwriter; she married Henry Venn Elliott, who was the brother of Charlotte Elliott, another hymnwriter. William's younger brothers John and James Garth were both MPs for Leeds.[7] The fourth brother, Henry Cowper, was Mayor of Leeds in 1842–1843.[6] Marshall's daughter, Elizabeth Margaret, was the mother of the diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice.[8]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
3. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B": Beverley". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
4. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C": Carlisle (Cumberland)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
5. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C": Cumberland East". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
6. Gilleghan, John (2001). "Marshall, John". Leeds: A to Z of local history. Kingsway Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-9519194-3-1.
7. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L": Leeds". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
8. Burton, David Henry (1990). Cecil Spring Rice: A Diplomat's Life. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8386-3395-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Marshall

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hylton Jolliffe James Lushington	Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1826 – 1830 With: Hylton Jolliffe	Succeeded by Sir William Jolliffe, Bt, Gilbert East Jolliffe
Preceded by Lord Hotham John Ward	Member of Parliament for Leominster 1830 – 1831 With: Lord Hotham	Succeeded by William Bertram Evans Thomas Brayen
Preceded by Henry Burton-Peters Daniel Sykes	Member of Parliament for Beverley 1831–1832 With: Henry Burton-Peters	Succeeded by Henry Burton-Peters Charles Langdale
Preceded by Philip Howard William James	Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1835 – 1847 With: Philip Howard	Succeeded by William Nicholson Hodgson John Dixon
Preceded by Hon. Charles Howard William James	Member of Parliament for East Cumberland 1847 – 1868 With: Hon. Charles Howard	Succeeded by Hon. Charles Howard William Nicholson Hodgson