William Entwisle (30 September 1808 – 18 August 1865) was a

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politician. Born in

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, Entwisle was the fourth son of Richard Entwisle. At age 19, he was admitted as a pensioner at

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before matriculating in

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in 1827, and then becoming a scholar in 1830. He graduated as a

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and as 20th wrangler in 1831, and as a

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in 1834. He was also admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1831, and was called to the Bar in 1836. He became an honorary

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at the

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in 1844, and was also a chairman of the

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, and a partner at banking firm Loyd, Entwisle, Bury and Jervis, now part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. At some point, he married Hannah Loyd, daughter of Edward Loyd, a banker at the firm, and they had at least one son, named William. He was elected Conservative

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for

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at a by-election in 1844—caused by the death of Richard Bootle-Wilbraham— and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election. Entwisle died in 1865 at Hanford, near Blandford in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Entwisle, William UK MPs 1841–1847 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1808 births 1865 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of Lincoln's Inn