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EWART, WILLIAM (1798-1869) , English politician, was born in Liverpool on the 1st of May 1798. He was educated at Eton
Oxford
parliament for the borough of Bletchingley in Surrey. He subsequently sat for Liverpsol from 183o to 1837, for Wigan in 1839, and for Dumfries Burghs from 1841 until his retirement from public life in 1868. He died at Broadleas, near Devizes, on the 23rd of January 1869. Ewart
long political career for many useful measures
capital punishment for cattle-stealing and other offences. In 1850 he carried a bill for establishing free libraries supported out of the rates, and in 1864 he was instrumental in getting an act passed for legalizing the use of the metric system
measures
advocate
capital punishment , and on his motion in 1864.a select committee was appointed to consider the subject. Other reforms which he advocated and which have since been carried out were an annual statement on education; and the examination of candidates for the civil service and army.End of Article: EWART, WILLIAM (1798-1869) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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