William Cunliffe Lister
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Preceded byEllis Cunliffe Lister
William Busfield
William Busfield
Succeeded byJohn Hardy
William Busfield
William Busfield
Died12 August 1841 (aged 31)
William Cunliffe Lister | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bradford | |
| In office 1 July 1841 – 12 August 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Ellis Cunliffe Lister William Busfield |
| Succeeded by | John Hardy William Busfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1809 |
| Died | 12 August 1841 (aged 31) |
| Party | Whig |
William Cunliffe Lister (13 December 1809 – 12 August 1841)[1] was a British Whig politician, and barrister.[2][3][4][5][6]
Born in Addingham, Yorkshire, Lister was the son of Ellis Cunliffe Lister—who, between 1832 and 1841, was a Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford—and Mary née Kay.[5][6]
First educated at Charterhouse School, in 1825 he was then admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1831, before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1834.[5]
He followed his father into politics, becoming a Whig MP for the same constituency when his father retired at the 1841 general election, but died, unmarried, just over a month later.[7][4][5][6]