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'''John Shiress Will''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], born '''John Will''' (1840 – 24 May 1910)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|m|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a British legal writer and politician. He was born in [[Dundee]], the son of John Will, a merchant, and his wife Mary Chambers. He was educated at Brechin Grammar School and afterwards at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and at [[King's College London]], although he graduated from neither. In 1861, he was admitted to the [[Middle Temple]], being called to the bar in 1864. In 1883 he was made [[Queen's Counsel]], and was made a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1888.
'''John Shiress Will''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], born '''John Will''' (1840 – 24 May 1910)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|m|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a British legal writer and politician. He was born in [[Dundee]], the son of John Will, a merchant, and his wife Mary Chambers. He was educated at Brechin Grammar School and afterwards at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and at [[King's College London]], although he graduated from neither. In 1861, he was admitted to the [[Middle Temple]], being called to the bar in 1864. In 1868 he was appointed an Ensign in the [[24th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (The Queen's)|19th Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23409|page=4328|date=4 August 1868}}</ref> In 1883 he was made [[Queen's Counsel]], and was made a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1888.


In 1885, he was elected as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for [[Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Montrose Burghs]], a position he was re-elected to in 1886, 1892, and 1895. He was a strong supporter of [[William Ewart Gladstone]], and [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resigned his seat]] on 5 February 1896 by taking the post of [[Steward of the Manor of Northstead]]<ref name="hoc-resignations">{{cite web
In 1885, he was elected as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for [[Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Montrose Burghs]], a position he was re-elected to in 1886, 1892, and 1895. He was a strong supporter of [[William Ewart Gladstone]], and [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resigned his seat]] on 5 February 1896 by taking the post of [[Steward of the Manor of Northstead]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26707|page=719|date=7 February 1896}</ref><ref name="hoc-resignations">{{cite web
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John Shiress Will

John Shiress Will QC, born John Will (1840 – 24 May 1910)[1] was a British legal writer and politician. He was born in Dundee, the son of John Will, a merchant, and his wife Mary Chambers. He was educated at Brechin Grammar School and afterwards at the University of Edinburgh and at King's College London, although he graduated from neither. In 1861, he was admitted to the Middle Temple, being called to the bar in 1864. In 1868 he was appointed an Ensign in the 19th Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps.[2] In 1883 he was made Queen's Counsel, and was made a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1888.

In 1885, he was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for Montrose Burghs, a position he was re-elected to in 1886, 1892, and 1895. He was a strong supporter of William Ewart Gladstone, and resigned his seat on 5 February 1896 by taking the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead[3][4] so that John Morley could be re-elected[5] after a defeat in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

He was appointed a County Court Judge in 1906.

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  2. ^ "No. 23409". The London Gazette. 4 August 1868. p. 4328.
  3. ^ {{London Gazette|issue=26707|page=719|date=7 February 1896}
  4. ^ Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. ^ "No. 26715". The London Gazette. 25 February 1896. p. 1123.

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