William Cruddas
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William Donaldson Cruddas (1831 – 8 February 1912) was a British business director and politician.
Born in Elswick, Cruddas became a director of the Elswick Works, and chairman of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company. He also became a justice of the peace. At the 1895 UK general election, he was elected for the Conservative Party in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but he retired in 1900. In 1903, he was appointed as High Sheriff of Northumberland.[1]
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- ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1978). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. II. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 86. ISBN 0391006134.
Categories:
- 1831 births
- 1912 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- High Sheriffs of Northumberland
- Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne
- UK MPs 1895–1900