John Entwistle (or Entwisle, 16 August 1784 – 5 April 1837) was a British politician. Entwistle lived at Foxholes, in Lancashire. He was the first president of the South Lancashire Conservative Association. He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1824. Entwistle stood unsuccessfully for the Tories in Knaresborough at the

1830 UK general election The 1830 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a majo ...

, and then Rochdale at the

1832 UK general election The 1832 United Kingdom general election, the first after the Reform Act 1832, Reform Act, saw the Whigs (British political party), Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote. Political situation The Charles ...

. He won Rochdale for the new Conservative Party at the

1835 UK general election The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of ...

, serving until his death, in 1837.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greig, David 1784 births 1837 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Rochdale UK MPs 1835–1837