William Brewer (MP)

William Brewer
MP
Member of Parliament
for Colchester
In office
18 November 1868 – 3 February 1874
Preceded byJohn Gurdon Rebow
Edward Karslake
Succeeded byAlexander Learmonth
Herbert Mackworth-Praed
Personal details
Born1811
Died3 November 1881(1881-11-03) (aged 69–70)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal

William Brewer (1811 – 3 November 1881)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

Brewer first stood for election at Colchester at a by-election in 1867 but was successful. He was then elected MP for the seat in 1868 but lost the seat at the next election in 1874.[2]

From 18 January 1878 to his death, Brewer was also a member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the Vestry of St George Hanover Square.[3]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Board of Works". The Times. 19 January 1878. p. 8.