William Henry Stanton (MP)

William Henry Stanton (6 October 1790 – 24 March 1870)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

Parliamentary career

At the 1841 general election, Stanton was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the parliamentary borough of Stroud^[2] in Gloucestershire. He was returned to the House of Commons again in 1847, but did not seek re-election at the 1852 general election.^[2]

His son, Alfred John Stanton, was also MP for Stroud, from 1874 to 1880.^[3]

^ "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 292. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ John Eacott, The Eacott Name History, p 106. 2019. ISBN 9780987822772. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Russell George Poulett Scrope	Member of Parliament for Stroud 1841 – 1852 With: George Poulett Scrope	Succeeded by Lord Moreton George Poulett Scrope

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