William Morris Reade Explained

William Morris Reade (1787 – 31 March 1847)^[1] was an Irish Conservative politician.^[2]

He married Elizabeth Maitland, daughter of Patrick Maitland and Anne née Bateman on 6 February 1827, with whom he had two children: William Morris Reade (1830–1886), and Louisa Reade (died 1918).^[3]

After unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1835, Reade was first elected Conservative MP for at the 1841 general election but was removed upon petition the following year.^{[4] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 25 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903033741/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Tcommons1.htm. 3 September 2018 . usurped . 13 June 2017 .
2. Web site: William Reade . Members of Parliament 1832 . History of Parliament . 25 August 2019.
3. Web site: Lundy . Darryl . William Morris Reade . The Peerage . 25 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190825212417/http://thepeerage.com/p34774.htm . 25 August 2019 . . 18 October 2017.
4. Book: Walker. B. M.. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. 1978. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 0901714127.