William Crompton-Stansfield

William Rookes Crompton-Stansfield (3 August 1790 – 5 December 1871)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2]

William Rookes Crompton-Stansfield
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield
In office 29 July 1837 – 15 March 1853
Preceded by	Edward Ellice
Succeeded by	George Robinson
Personal details
Born	William Rookes Crompton 3 August 1790
Died	5 December 1871(1871-12-05) (aged 81)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Stansfield was elected Whig MP for Huddersfield at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1853, when his win at the 1852 general election was declared void due to bribery and treating which "prevailed to a great extent".[3][4]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
2. Driver, Felix (1993). "The politics of territory: the anti-Poor Law movement". Power and pauperism: The workhouse system 1834–1884. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-521-38151-7. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
   • Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 227. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
   • Marland, Hilary (1987). Medicine and society in Wakefield and Huddersfield 1780–1870. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 33. ISBN 0521-32575-7. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
   • Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. Scott, Webster and Geary. p. 214.
   • "State of Polls and Names of Members". London Evening Standard. 29 July 1837. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
   • "Huddersfield Election". Leeds Times. 29 July 1837. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "House of Commons". The Scotsman. 16 March 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. 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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr William Stansfield

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Ellice	Member of Parliament for Huddersfield 1837–1853	Succeeded by George Robinson