William Clayton (Liverpool MP)

William Clayton (after 1650 – 7 July 1715) was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool.^[1]

He was the son of Robert Clayton of Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire and followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. After serving as a common councillor from 1685 he was elected Mayor of Liverpool for 1689–90, and then became an alderman of the city.

In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715.^[1]

He married, in 1690, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Leigh of Oughtrington, Cheshire and left a son and 3 daughters.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Cruickshanks, Eveline; Harrison, Richard (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "CLAYTON, William (aft.1650-1715), of Fulwood, nr. Preston and Water Street, Liverpool, Lancs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir William Norris, Bt	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1698 – 1707 With: Sir William Norris, Bt to 1701 Thomas Johnson from 1701	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1707 – 1708 With: Thomas Johnson	Succeeded by Thomas Johnson
Preceded by Sir Thomas Johnson	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1713 – 1715 With: Sir Thomas Johnson	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Johnson

This article about a 17th-century Member of the Parliament of England (up to 1707) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This article about an 18th-century Member of the Parliament of England (up to 1707) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) representing an English constituency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This article about a mayor in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[histparl-william-clayton-liverpool-1] Cruickshanks, Eveline; Harrison, Richard (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "CLAYTON, William (aft.1650-1715), of Fulwood, nr. Preston and Water Street, Liverpool, Lancs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[1]