Joseph Christopher Ewart

Joseph Christopher Ewart
Joseph Christopher Ewart
Member of Parliament ; for Liverpool
	In office; 29 March 1855 – 15 July 1865 Serving with Thomas Horsfall
Preceded by	Thomas Horsfall; Henry Liddell
Succeeded by	Thomas Horsfall; Samuel Robert Graves
Personal details
Born	1799
Died	14 December 1868 (aged 69)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Whig

Joseph Christopher Ewart (1799 – 14 December 1868)^[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.^[2]^[3]

He was elected Whig MP for Liverpool at a by-election in 1855—caused by the succession of Henry Liddell to 2nd Baron Ravensworth—and held the seat until 1865 when he was defeated.^[4]

He was the third son of William Ewart, a Scottish-born Liverpool merchant. William Ewart was a close friend of another Scottish merchant, John (later Sir John) Gladstone, and the namesake of John's son - William Ewart Gladstone, the Victorian statesman and four times Prime Minister.^[5]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
^ "Liverpool Election". Newry Examiner and Louth Advertiser. 31 March 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Bell's Weekly Messenger". 31 March 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
^ Miller, Anthony M. (1996). The Inviting Shore: A Social History of New Brighton, Part One, 1830-1939. Birkenhead: Countyvise Limited. p. 38. ISBN 0907768938.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Horsfall Henry Liddell	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1855–1865 With: Thomas Horsfall	Succeeded by Thomas Horsfall Samuel Robert Graves

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