William Pinney

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William Pinney
Member of Parliament
for Lyme Regis
In office
8 July 1852 – 12 July 1865
Preceded byThomas Abdy
Succeeded byJohn Wright Treeby
In office
14 December 1832 – 31 May 1842
Preceded by
Succeeded byThomas Hussey
Member of Parliament
for East Somerset
In office
10 April 1847 – 22 July 1852
Serving with William Miles
Preceded byWilliam Gore-Langton
William Miles
Succeeded byWilliam Miles
William Knatchbull
Personal details
Born4 July 1806
Somerton-Erleigh, Somerton, Somerset
Died30 May 1898(1898-05-30) (aged 91)
Resting placeSomerton Cemetery, Somerton, Somerset
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Whig
Parent(s)John Frederick Pinney
Frances Dickinson

Colonel William Pinney (4 July 1806 – 30 May 1898)[1][2][3] was a British Liberal and Whig politician, and military officer.

Born in Somerton, Somerset, Pinney was the son of John Frederick Pinney and Frances née Dickinson, the daughter of William Dickinson. He died unmarried.[3]

Pinney was first elected Whig MP for Lyme Regis at the 1832 general election and held the seat until 1842 when he was unseated due to bribery, treating, and other corrupt practices by himself, and his agents, friends and parties.[4][5]

He returned to Parliament for East Somerset at a —caused by the death of William Gore-Langton—and held the seat until 1852, when he stood down to successfully contest Lyme Regis again. He then held this seat until 1865, when he stood down.[5]

In 1868, Pinney stood for East Somerset once more, but ended bottom of the poll out of four candidates.[5]

Pinney was also a colonel in the 2nd Somerset Militia.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
  3. ^ a b c Pinney, Keith (20 July 2000). "William PINNEY". Pinney Family. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Controverted Election Petitions". London Evening Standard. 6 May 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

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Preceded by

 Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis
1832– 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Somerset
–1852
With: William Miles 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis
1852–1857 		Succeeded by


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