William Clayton (Liverpool MP)
William Clayton (after 1650 – 7 July 1715)[1] was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool.
Clayton was from Preston, but followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. He was Mayor of Liverpool from 1689 to 1690, and then became an alderman of the city.[2]
In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715.[2]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ^ a b Cruickshanks, Eveline; Harrison, Richard (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "CLAYTON, William (aft.1650-1715), of Fulwood, nr. Preston and Water Street, Liverpool, Lancs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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