Ellis Cunliffe Lister
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Ellis Cunliffe Lister-Kay (12 May 1774 - 24 November 1853) was an English Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841.
Lister-Kay was born as Ellis Cunliffe, the son of John Cunliffe of the ancient, wealthy mill-owning Cunliffe family of Addingham. In 1809 his name was legally changed to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister under will of his first wife's uncle, Samuel Lister. He built and leased four mills in Bradford including Red Beck Mill at Shipley in 1817. He was a J.P.
At the 1832 UK general election Lister was elected Member of Parliament
for Bradford
. He held the seat until 1841.
By 1837 Lister had erected Manningham Mill at Manningham, Bradford
for his two sons.
Lister lived at Manningham Hall. In 1842 he changed his name to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister-Kay under the will of his second wife's father, William Kay.
Lister died at the age of 79.
Lister married, firstly, Ruth Myers Lister on 1 April 1795. In 1809, he married, Mary Kay, daughter of William Kay as his second wife. He married, thirdly, Eliza Mellifont Talbot, daughter of Richard Talbot, in 1844. He had sons John and Samuel.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841.
Lister-Kay was born as Ellis Cunliffe, the son of John Cunliffe of the ancient, wealthy mill-owning Cunliffe family of Addingham. In 1809 his name was legally changed to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister under will of his first wife's uncle, Samuel Lister. He built and leased four mills in Bradford including Red Beck Mill at Shipley in 1817. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
At the 1832 UK general election Lister was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bradford
Bradford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bradford was a parliamentary constituency in Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election....
. He held the seat until 1841.
By 1837 Lister had erected Manningham Mill at Manningham, Bradford
Manningham, Bradford
Manningham is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, approximately a mile north of the city centre and is seen as the centre of the city's south Asian population.- Geography :...
for his two sons.
Lister lived at Manningham Hall. In 1842 he changed his name to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister-Kay under the will of his second wife's father, William Kay.
Lister died at the age of 79.
Lister married, firstly, Ruth Myers Lister on 1 April 1795. In 1809, he married, Mary Kay, daughter of William Kay as his second wife. He married, thirdly, Eliza Mellifont Talbot, daughter of Richard Talbot, in 1844. He had sons John and Samuel.