Sir William Calvert (c. 1703 – 3 May 1761) was a British politician.
Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of London in 1742–1754, Lord Mayor of London in 1748–1749, and an MP for Old Sarum in 1755–1761.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- R. Sedgwick, ed. (1970). "CALVERT, William (?1703-61), of St. Katherine's, Tower Hill, London, and Mount Mascal, nr. Bexley, Kent". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded byRobert Godschall Daniel Lambert George Heathcote Sir John Barnard |
Member of Parliament for the City of London 1742–1754 With: Sir John Barnard to 1761 Daniel Lambert to 1747 George Heathcote to 1747 Slingsby Bethell from 1747 Stephen Theodore Janssen from 1747 |
Succeeded bySir John Barnard Slingsby Bethell Sir Robert Ladbroke William Beckford |
Preceded byThomas Pitt of Boconnoc Viscount Pulteney |
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum 1755–1761 With: Viscount Pulteney |
Succeeded byThomas Pitt of Boconnoc Howell Gwynne |
Civic offices | ||
Preceded bySir Robert Ladbroke | Lord Mayor of London 1748–1749 |
Succeeded bySir Samuel Pennant |
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