David Chadwick

David Chadwick (23 December 1821 – 19 September 1895) was an English accountant and Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.

Early life David Chadwick was the son of John Chadwick, who was originally from Macclesfield but later moved to Manchester. By 1870 he was a senior partner in Chadwicks, Adamson, Collier, and Co., based in London and Manchester.

At the 1865 general election, Chadwick unsuccessfully contested the borough of Macclesfield, but he won the seat at the 1868 general election. Macclesfield then had two Members of Parliament (MPs), and Chadwick and his fellow Liberal MP William Coare Brocklehurst were re-elected in 1874 and in 1880. However, an election petition was lodged against the result of the 1880 general election in Macclesfield, and the result was declared void on 22 June 1880. and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate. The inquiry opened on 1 October 1880, which found that there had been extensive bribery in the borough. Chadwick did not stand again.

Chadwick was also a prolific writer on a range of topics. His works included Suggestions for an Equitable Redistribution of Parliamentary Representation, The Financial Aspect of the Sanitary Question, Poor Rates and Principle of Rating, Social and Educational Statistics of Manchester, and The Rate of Wages in 200 Trades for 20 Years. and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.