William Pinney

William Pinney
William Pinney
Member of Parliament ; for Lyme Regis
	In office; 8 July 1852 – 12 July 1865
Preceded by	Thomas Abdy
Succeeded by	John Wright Treeby
	In office; 14 December 1832 – 31 May 1842
Preceded by	Henry Sutton Fane; John Thomas Fane
Succeeded by	Thomas Hussey
Member of Parliament ; for East Somerset
	In office; 10 April 1847 – 22 July 1852 Serving with William Miles
Preceded by	William Gore-Langton; William Miles
Succeeded by	William Miles; William Knatchbull
Personal details
Born	4 July 1806; Somerton-Erleigh, Somerton, Somerset
Died	30 May 1898 (aged 91)
Resting place	Somerton Cemetery, Somerton, Somerset
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Whig
Parent(s)	John Frederick Pinney; Frances Dickinson

Colonel William Pinney (4 July 1806 – 30 May 1898)[1][2][3] was a British Liberal and Whig politician, and military officer.

Born in Somerton, Somerset, Pinney was the son of John Frederick Pinney and Frances née Dickinson, the daughter of William Dickinson. He died unmarried.[3]

Pinney was first elected Whig MP for Lyme Regis at the 1832 general election and held the seat until 1842 when he was unseated due to bribery, treating, and other corrupt practices by himself, and his agents, friends and parties.[4][5]

He returned to Parliament for East Somerset at a 1847 by-election—caused by the death of William Gore-Langton—and held the seat until 1852, when he stood down to successfully contest Lyme Regis again. He then held this seat until 1865, when he stood down.[5]

In 1868, Pinney stood for East Somerset once more, but ended bottom of the poll out of four candidates.[5]

Pinney was also Colonel of the 2nd Somerset Militia from 18 January 1850.[3][6]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
Pinney, Keith (20 July 2000). "William PINNEY". Pinney Family. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
"Controverted Election Petitions". London Evening Standard. 6 May 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Arthur Sleigh, The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr William Pinney

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)

[pinneyfamily-3] Pinney, Keith (20 July 2000). "William PINNEY". Pinney Family. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[4] "Controverted Election Petitions". London Evening Standard. 6 May 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[craig1832-5] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[6] Arthur Sleigh, The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.