Joseph Crook

Joseph Crook (born 1807/08-died 1884) was a Liberal British Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton.

Joseph Crook was elected to one of the two Bolton parliamentary seats in the general election of 1852, along with his fellow Liberal, Thomas Barnes, who polled slightly more votes. While Barnes lost his seat in 1857, Crook was again successful, being returned with the Conservative William Gray. Both Crook and Gray retained their seats in 1859, being the only two candidates, but in 1861 Crook resigned and Barnes replaced him in an unopposed election.[1]

Crook, who authored the Bleachers' Short Time Act, died at the age of 76 in 1884.[2]

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  1. ↑ Clegg (1888), pp. 96, 102, 104, 106
  2. ↑ Clegg (1888), p. 210

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