UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 1806

Died: 22 January 1864

Knighted -

Solicitor General	1859	1861
Attorney General	4 July 1861	2 October 1863

9 July 1852	Durham	Radical	510	48.71
27 March 1857	Durham	Radical	Unopposed
29 April 1859	Durham	Liberal Party	Unopposed
1859 Resignation of William Atherton on appointment as Solicitor-General.
9 January 1860	Durham	Liberal Party	Unopposed
4 July 1861 Resignation of Sir William Atherton on appointment as Attorney-General.
8 July 1861	Durham	Liberal Party	Unopposed
22 January 1864 Death of Sir William Atherton.