William Marshall (26 May 1796 – 16 May 1872) was an English politician, the Member of Parliament for Petersfield (1826–1830),) for Leominster (1830–31) Beverley (1831–1832), for Carlisle (1835–1847), and for East Cumberland (1847–1868). He was the eldest son of the wealthy industrialist John Marshall who introduced major innovations in flax spinning and built the celebrated Marshall's Mill and Temple Works in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His younger brothers John and James Garth were both MPs for Leeds. The fourth brother, Henry Cowper, was Mayor of Leeds in 1842–1843.
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26 May 1796
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Died |
16 May 1872 (aged 75)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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