William Morritt

William John Sawrey Morritt (c. 1813 – 13 April 1874)^[1] was a British Conservative Party^[2] politician from Rokeby,^[3] which was then in Yorkshire but is now in County Durham.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in March 1862,^[3] following the death of the Liberal MP Edward Stillingfleet Cayley. He held the seat until the 1865 general election,^[1] when he was defeated by the Liberal Frederick Milbank.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 489. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ ^a ^b "No. 22611". The London Gazette. 25 March 1862. p. 1617.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Stillingfleet Cayley William Duncombe	Member of Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire 1862 – 1865 With: William Duncombe	Succeeded by Frederick Milbank William Duncombe

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