William Sidebottom (1841 – 3 January 1933) was an English Conservative politician who represented High Peak. Sidebottom was born at

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, then in

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, the son of William and Agnes Sidebottom, and came from a family that was associated with cotton mills.British Census 1881 He had a military background and attained the rank of Colonel. Around 1870, William Sidebottom and his sister Lucy took over Harewood Lodge, one of the old family homes at

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and became leading figures in the village. He was a Town Councillor,

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and Captain of the Local Volunteers. He was elected

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for High Peak in 1885, and held the seat until 1900. Sidebottom was deputy chairman of

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.The Scotsman – Monday, 25 June 1906, page 1
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* 1841 births 1933 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 High Peak, Derbyshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub