William Gordon
British solicitor and member of parliament
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| Intro | British solicitor and member of parliament | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1818 | |
| Death | 9 June 1894 (aged 76 years) | |
| Politics: | Conservative Party |
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William Gordon (1818 – 9 June 1894) was a British solicitor and Conservative Party politician.
The youngest son of Alexander Gordon, a solicitor of Old Broad Street and Wandsworth Common and his wife Harriet née Elwyn, he was admitted as a solicitor in 1840.
At the 1874 general election Gordon was elected as one of two members of parliament for Chelsea. He served a single term and did not contest the next election in 1880.