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British politician

Joshua Samuel Crompton (17 September 1799 – 17 June 1881) was a British politician.

Crompton studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. He then lived at Sion Hill in Yorkshire. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood in Ripon, winning the seat as a Whig. He stood down at the 1835 UK general election. He later served as a magistrate in both the North and West Riding of Yorkshire.

References

  1. ^ Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Henry Colburn.
  2. Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 96. ISBN 0855272198.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byLouis Hayes Petit
George Spence
Member of Parliament for Ripon
1832–1835
With: Thomas Staveley
Succeeded byJames Charles Dalbiac
Thomas Pemberton Leigh
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