William Overend

William Overend
William Overend
Member of Parliament ; for Pontefract
	In office; 29 April 1859 – 13 December 1859 Serving with Richard Monckton Milnes
Preceded by	Richard Monckton Milnes; William Wood
Succeeded by	Richard Monckton Milnes; Hugh Childers
Personal details
Born	1809
Died	24 December 1884 (aged 75)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

William Overend (1809 – 24 December 1884)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

After unsuccessful standing for election at Sheffield in 1852 and 1857,[2][3] Overend was first elected Conservative MP for Pontefract in 1859. However, he resigned later that year by becoming the Steward of the Manor of Hempholme.[4][5]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
"Morning Post". 9 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Sheffield Election". Sheffield Independent. 4 April 1857. p. 10. Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). UK Parliament. House of Commons Library. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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 Overend

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Monckton Milnes William Wood	Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1859–1860 With: Richard Monckton Milnes	Succeeded by Richard Monckton Milnes Hugh Childers

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

[2] "Morning Post". 9 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Sheffield Election". Sheffield Independent. 4 April 1857. p. 10. Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). UK Parliament. House of Commons Library. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[craig1832-5] 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.