William Cripps

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William Cripps (died 1848) was a British Conservative MP.

He was the fourth son of Joseph Cripps, Member of Parliament for Cirencester, his mother being Cripps's second wife Dorothea Harrison.[1] He sat himself for the constituency of Cirencester, from 1841 until his death in 1848. From 1845 until 1846 he held minor office in Sir Robert Peel's government as a Junior Lord of the Treasury.

Wilfred Joseph Cripps, writer on antique silver, was his son.[2]

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  1. ^ "Cripps, Joseph (1765–1847), of Coxwell Street, Cirencester, Glos., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Cripps, Wilfred Joseph" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cirencester
1841
With: Thomas Chester-Master 1837–1844
Viscount Villiers 1844–1852
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Junior Lord of the Treasury
1845–1846
Succeeded by


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