About William Sotheron
Lived 1755 – 1806 (aged 50–51). William Sotheron was a British politician.
William Sotherton ( - 31 January 1806) was an English politician who served as Member of Parliament for Pontefract from 1784 to 1796.
Career Sotherton spent most of his career in the military serving from 1770 to 1797 rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the West Yorkshire militia and Royal Horse Guards.
Personal life Sotherton lived in Darrington, Pontefract. He married his wife, Sarah Shepley, 19 December 1793. He died on 31 January 1806.
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Who was William Sotheron?
of Darrington; British MP
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William Sotheron was born in 1755.
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William Sotheron died on 6 February 1806.
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William Sotheron was a politician.
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