William Beckett was an English Conservative politician
Portrait by Francis Grant, 1859
Leeds was a parliamentary borough covering the town of Leeds, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to
William Beckett (British politician)
…on the renewal of the charter of the Bank of England in 1832. Beckett was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yorkshire constituencies of Leeds (1841–1852) and Ripon (1852–1857). He changed seats because of a split in the party over Free Trade, causing him to withdraw as Leeds MP. Beckett's…
Leeds Parliamentary Borough 1832