William Arthur Wilkinson (1795 – 13 April 1865) [1] was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1857.
He unsuccessfully contested Sunderland at the 1847 general election and at a by-election in December that year. [2] He was elected at the 1852 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lambeth, but was heavily defeated at the 1857 general election by William Roupell. [3]
He then contested Reigate at the 1859 general election, [4] before standing again in Lambeth at a by-election in May 1862 following the resignation of Roupell, who defeated him in 1857 [3] and had fled to Spain amidst allegations of forgery. [1] However, he came a poor third, with less than 10% of the votes. [3]
He stood for a final time at a by-election in Reigate in February 1863, but was again unsuccessful. [4]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 295. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b c Craig, page 12
- ^ a b Craig, page 252
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