Edward Bearcroft

Edward Bearcroft

Edward Bearcroft, KC (30 April 1737 – 20 November 1796) was an English judge and politician.

Bearcroft, a member of the Inner Temple, was called to the bar on 24 November 1758. He unsuccessfully contested Worcester in 1774, but was returned as Member of Parliament for Member of Parliament for Hindon in 1784. Appointed Chief Justice of Chester in 1788, he was returned for Saltash in 1790, which seat he held until his death in 1796. [cite book | title=The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester | first=William Retlaw | last=Williams | pages=105 | year=1897 | publisher=Jakeman and Carver | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qzyi_2hS-VMC | accessdate=2007-05-30]

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