William Holmes (1779-1851)
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William ("Billy") Holmes (1779 – 26 January 1851) was a British Tory politician of the early nineteenth century, serving as party manager, and Chief Whip in the House of Commons from about 1802 until his seat (for the rotten borough of Haslemere) was abolished by the Great Reform Act of 1832. He had also previously represented several other constituencies; after the Reform Act he was out of the Commons for five years, but returned in 1837 as MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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| Preceded by Robert Williams John Teed |
Member of Parliament for Grampound with Hon. George Cochrane 1808-1812 Hon. Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone 1812 1808–1812 |
Succeeded by Hon. Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone John Teed |
| Preceded by William Gore-Langton James O'Callaghan |
Member of Parliament for Tregony with Alexander Cray Grant 1812–1818 |
Succeeded by Viscount Barnard James O'Callaghan |
| Preceded by Thomas Peregrine Courtenay Ayshford Wise |
Member of Parliament for Totnes with Thomas Peregrine Courtenay 1818–1820 |
Succeeded by Thomas Peregrine Courtenay John Bent |
| Preceded by Douglas James William Kinnaird William Clive |
Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle with Edward Rogers 1820–1830 |
Succeeded by Frederick Hamilton Cornewall Edward Rogers |
| Preceded by Sir John Beckett George Lowther Thompson |
Member of Parliament for Haslemere with Sir John Beckett 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin James Bradshaw |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed with Richard Hodgson 1837–1841 |
Succeeded by Richard Hodgson Matthew Forster |
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