William Scholefield (August 1809 – 9 July 1867) was a British businessman and Liberal politician.[1] He was a leading figure in the politics of the rapidly growing industrial town of Birmingham in the mid-nineteenth century,[2] serving as the first mayor in 1838–39, and one of the constituency's two Members of Parliament from 1847 to 1867.
- ^ Miller, Henry; Lee (2020) [2004]. "Scholefield, William (1809–1867)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24815. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "The Late Mr William Scholefield Esq., M.P.". Birmingham Daily Post. 10 July 1867.