About William St James Wheelhouse
Lived 1821 – 1886 (aged 64–65). William St James Wheelhouse was a British politician and barrister.
William St James Wheelhouse (1821 – 8 March 1886) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.
The son of James Wheelhouse of Snaith, he was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in May 1844, and practised on the Northern Circuit.
He was elected at the 1868 general election as one of the three Members of Parliament (MPs) for Leeds, and was re-elected in 1874.
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British politician
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William St James Wheelhouse was born in 1821.
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William St James Wheelhouse died on 8 March 1886.
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William St James Wheelhouse was a politician and barrister.
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