Samuel Duckworth Explained

Samuel Duckworth (1786  - 3 December 1847) was a British barrister and politician.

Born in Manchester, Duckworth studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, then followed his father in becoming a solicitor and barrister, practising at the Chancery Bar. At the 1837 UK general election, he stood in Leicester and won a seat as a Radical Whig. In February 1839, he was appointed as Master in Chancery, and so left Parliament.[1] [2]

References

  1. Book: Stenton . Michael . Who's Who of British Members of Parliament . 1 . 1976 . Harvester Press . Hassocks . 0855272198 . 115.
  2. Obituary: Samuel Duckworth, Esq. . The Gentlemen's Magazine . 1848.