Joseph Holdsworth

Joseph Holdsworth (6 December 1789 – 18 April 1857)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4]

Joseph Holdsworth
Member of Parliament for Wakefield
In office 3 July 1841 – 21 April 1842
Preceded by	William Lascelles
Succeeded by	William Lascelles
Personal details
Born	6 December 1789
Died	18 April 1857(1857-04-18) (aged 67)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Holdsworth was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Wakefield at the 1841 general election but, as he was also the returning officer at that election, he was unseated the next year in favour of his Conservative opponent, William Lascelles.[5][6][2]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 171. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via Google Books.
3. "The General Election". The Spectator. 26 June 1841. p. 6. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
4. "Election Prospects". Morning Post. 16 June 1841. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
6. "Election Committees". Royal Cornwall Gazette. 29 April 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Joseph Holdsworth

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Lascelles	Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1841–1842	Succeeded by William Lascelles