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William Willis (29 April 1835 – 22 August 1911) was an English barrister, judge, and Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.[1]
Life
He was the son of William Willis, a manufacturer of Luton. He was educated at Huddersfield College and at the University of London. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and went on the south-eastern circuit. In 1877 he became a QC.[2]
At the 1880 general election Willis was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester. He held the seat until 1885.[3]
Willis died at the age of 76.
References
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
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