William Marshall (1796–1872)

William Marshall (26 May 1796 – 16 May 1872) was an English politician, the Member of Parliament for Petersfield (1826–1830),) for Leominster (1830–31) Beverley (1831–1832), for Carlisle (1835–1847), and for East Cumberland (1847–1868). He was the eldest son of the wealthy industrialist John Marshall who introduced major innovations in flax spinning and built the celebrated Marshall's Mill and Temple Works in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His younger brothers John and James Garth were both MPs for Leeds. The fourth brother, Henry Cowper, was Mayor of Leeds in 1842–1843.

His daughter, Elizabeth Margaret, was the mother of the diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Marshall

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hylton Jolliffe James Lushington	Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1826 – 1830 With: Hylton Jolliffe	Succeeded by Sir William Jolliffe, Bt, Gilbert East Jolliffe
Preceded by Lord Hotham John Ward	Member of Parliament for Leominster 1830 – 1831 With: Lord Hotham	Succeeded by William Bertram Evans Thomas Brayen
Preceded by Henry Burton-Peters Daniel Sykes	Member of Parliament for Beverley 1831–1832 With: Henry Burton-Peters	Succeeded by Henry Burton-Peters Charles Langdale
Preceded by Philip Henry Howard William James	Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1835 – 1847 With: Philip Henry Howard	Succeeded by William Nicholson Hodgson John Dixon
Preceded by Hon. Charles Howard William James	Member of Parliament for East Cumberland 1847 – 1868 With: Hon. Charles Howard	Succeeded by Hon. Charles Howard William Nicholson Hodgson