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William Wood (MP for Pontefract)

William Wood (MP for Pontefract)

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William Wood (1816 – 19 June 1872)[1] was a British Whig politician.

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Wood was first elected Whig MP for Pontefract in 1857, but stood down at the next election in 1859.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. [2]
    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.
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