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William Middlebrook
British politician (1851-1936)
Sir William Middlebrook, 1st Baronet (22 February 1851 – 30 June 1936) was an English solicitor and Liberal Party politician.
Family and education
William Middlebrook was born at Birstall in the West Riding of Yorkshire the son of John Middlebrook and Eliza Priestley. His mother was a distant relation of Joseph Priestley the philosopher, theologian and scientist.[1] He was educated at Huddersfield College.
In 1880 he married Alma Jackson from Morley, the daughter of William Jackson, the founder of the Peel Mills in Leeds.[2] They had one son and two daughters.[3]
Career
Middlebrook went in for the law.
He served his articles at Barton-upon-Humber[4] and was admitted as a solicitor in 1872[5] or 1873.[3] He began to practice in Birstall but later moved to Leeds[4] and Morley, where he lived at Thornfield House, now the Masonic Lodge.[6]