- John Shiress Will
John Shiress Will QC, born John Will (1840–1910) was a British legal writer and politician. He was born in
Dundee , the son of John Will, a merchant, and his wife Mary Chambers. He was educated at Brechin Grammar School and afterwardsEdinburgh University andKing's College London , although he graduated from neither. In 1861 he was admitted to theMiddle Temple , being called to the bar in 1864. In 1883 he was madeQueen's Counsel , and was made a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1888.In 1885 he was elected as a
Member of Parliament representing Montrose Burghs, a position he was reelected to in 1886, 1892 and 1895. He was a strong supporter ofWilliam Gladstone , and deliberately left his position in 1896 so that John Morley could be reelected after a defeat in Newcastle.References
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36908?docPos=11 Oxford DNB: Will, John Shiress]
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