| Office | Member of Parliament for Blackburn |
|---|---|
| Term start | 8 July 1852 |
| Term end | 24 February 1853 |
| Alongside | James Pilkington |
| Predecessor | James Pilkington John Hornby |
| Successor | James Pilkington Montague Joseph Feilden |
| Birth date | 1794 |
| Death date | 17 June 1853 (aged 58) |
| Party | Radical |
William Eccles (1794 – 17 June 1853)[1] was a British Radical politician.
Eccles was elected Radical MP for Blackburn at the 1852 general election but was unseated shortly in 1853 due to bribery. He died just a few months later.[2][3][4]
References
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- ^ "Blackburn Election". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 March 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 14 April 2018. – via British Newspaper Archive
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book). 1st ed. London: Macmillan Press. 1977. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Pink, William Dumcombe & Beavan, Alfred B. (1889). The Parliamentary Representation of Lancashire (County and Borough) 1258-1885 with Biographical and Genealogical Notices of the Members. London: Henry Gray. p. 317. Retrieved 14 April 2018.