About Joseph Holdsworth
Lived 1789 – 1857 (aged 67). Joseph Holdsworth was a British politician.
Joseph Holdsworth (6 December 1789 – 18 April 1857) was a British Whig politician.
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.
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Who was Joseph Holdsworth?
British Whig politician (1789–1857)
When was Joseph Holdsworth born?
Joseph Holdsworth was born on 6 December 1789.
When did Joseph Holdsworth die?
Joseph Holdsworth died on 18 April 1857.
What was Joseph Holdsworth's occupation?
Joseph Holdsworth was a politician.
What nationality was Joseph Holdsworth?
Joseph Holdsworth was British.
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