James Cropper (MP)
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James Cropper was an English Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Cropper was the son of James Cropper of Dingle Bank Liverpool, and his wife Ann Wakefield, daughter of James Wakefield of Kendal. He was in business as a paper maker. He was a J.P.
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Westmorland and was High Sheriff of Westmorland
in 1875.
Cropper was elected Member of Parliament
for Kendal
at a by-election in 1880. He held the seat until 1885.
Cropper died at the age of 77.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Cropper was the son of James Cropper of Dingle Bank Liverpool, and his wife Ann Wakefield, daughter of James Wakefield of Kendal. He was in business as a paper maker. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Westmorland and was High Sheriff of Westmorland
High Sheriff of Westmorland
Westmorland in North West England no longer exists as a county, the original core of it having merged into the modern district of Eden within the county of Cumbria....
in 1875.
Cropper was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Kendal
Kendal (UK Parliament constituency)
Kendal was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Kendal in Westmorland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
at a by-election in 1880. He held the seat until 1885.
Cropper died at the age of 77.