| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Beresford |
| Forenames | William Marcus Joseph |
| Epithet | Major |
| Dates | 1797-1883 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Biography | Commissioned in the army as a lieutenant in 1822; retired on half pay as a major in Jan 1831; he was electd to Parlaiment in 1841; in 1845 he opposed the proposal by Sir Robert Peel to grant finds to Maynooth College, a Catholic seminary college; he was made chief whip of the protectionist party in 1846, which he later helped to be recalled the Conservative party in 1848; he opposed emancipation of the Jews in 1847 and helped to get the proposer Lord Bentinck removed as party leader |
| Key Events | Born in Ireland 17 Apr 1797 (or 1798) |
| Authorised Form of Name | Beresford; William Marcus Joseph (1797-1883); Major |
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