William Maxfield

William Maxfield[1] was a British Whig[2] politician.

For the English cyclist, see William Maxfield (cyclist).

At the 1832 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Grimsby,[3] defeating the Tory MP Lord Loughborough.[4] He stood down at the 1835 general election.[1][4]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 202. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. "No. 19009". The London Gazette. 1 January 1833. p. 2.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 135. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.


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