William Dowdeswell (politician, born 1804)

For other people named William Dowdeswell, see William Dowdeswell (disambiguation).

William Dowdeswell (October 1804 – 5 February 1870)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician from Gloucestershire

He was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire,^[2] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832.^[2] He was re-elected in 1837 and 1841, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1847 general election.^[1]

He lived at Pull Court, near Bushley.^[3] His son William Edward Dowdeswell was an MP from 1865 to 1876.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 303. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
3. Mair, Robert Henry (1870). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870. London: Dean & Son. p. 84.

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Martin Charles Hanbury-Tracy	Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1835 – 1847 With: Charles Hanbury-Tracy to 1837 John Martin from 1837	Succeeded by Humphrey Brown John Martin