William Bolling (MP)
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William Bolling was an English Tory and later Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1848.
Bolling was born in Bolton
, the third son of Edward Bolling. The family were cotton manufacturers and he and his father were among the promoters of the Bolton and Leigh Railway
which opened in 1828.
At the 1832 UK general election Bolling was elected Tory Member of Parliament
(MP) for Bolton
. He held the seat until 1841. Bolling and his family were deeply involved in the social upheavals associated with factory legislation, child labour and working class enfranchisement. They were dilatory mill-owners rather than opposed to any legislation and their mills came under attack from mass disturbance in 1842.
Bolling was re-elected MP for Bolton as a Conservative in 1847 and held the seat until his death in 1848.
His obituary notes that he had suffered a severe stroke the week before his death, and had died at his residence of Darcy Lever.
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1848.
Bolling was born in Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, the third son of Edward Bolling. The family were cotton manufacturers and he and his father were among the promoters of the Bolton and Leigh Railway
Bolton and Leigh Railway
The Bolton and Leigh Railway was the first public railway in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It opened in 1828 for goods.-History:...
which opened in 1828.
At the 1832 UK general election Bolling was elected Tory 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,...
(MP) for Bolton
Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bolton in the county of Lancashire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
. He held the seat until 1841. Bolling and his family were deeply involved in the social upheavals associated with factory legislation, child labour and working class enfranchisement. They were dilatory mill-owners rather than opposed to any legislation and their mills came under attack from mass disturbance in 1842.
Bolling was re-elected MP for Bolton as a Conservative in 1847 and held the seat until his death in 1848.
His obituary notes that he had suffered a severe stroke the week before his death, and had died at his residence of Darcy Lever.