William Downe Gillon
William Downe Gillon (31 August 1801 – 7 October 1846)[1] was a Scottish Whig politician.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
He was elected at the 1831 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lanark Burghs.[1] That constituency was abolished by the Scottish Reform Act 1832, and at the 1832 general election he was returned for the new Falkirk Burghs. He was returned unopposed in 1835 and 1837, but defeated at the 1841 general election by the Conservative Party candidate William Baird.[3]
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ↑ Fisher, David R. (2009). D.R. Fisher, ed. "GILLON, William Downe (1801-1846), of Wallhouse, Linlithgow and Hurstmonceaux, Suss". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 544. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Gillon
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Monteith |
Member of Parliament for Lanark Burghs 1831 – 1832 |
constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs 1832 – 1841 |
Succeeded by William Baird |
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