Joseph Christopher Ewart | |
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Member of Parliament for Liverpool | |
In office 29 March 1855 – 15 July 1865 Serving with Thomas Horsfall | |
Preceded by | Thomas Horsfall Henry Liddell |
Succeeded by | Thomas Horsfall Samuel Robert Graves |
Personal details | |
Born | 1799 |
Died | (aged 69) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
Joseph Christopher Ewart (1799 – 14 December 1868)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2][3]
He was elected Whig MP for Liverpool at a by-election in 1855—caused by the succession of Henry Liddell to 2nd Baron Ravensworth—and held the seat until 1865 when he was defeated.[4]
He was the third son of William Ewart, a Scottish-born Liverpool merchant. William Ewart was a close friend of another Scottish merchant, John (later Sir John) Gladstone, and the namesake of John's son - William Ewart Gladstone, the Victorian statesman and four times Prime Minister.[5]