SHUTTLEWORTH, James (1714-73), of Gawthorpe Hall, Lancs. and Forcett Park, Yorks.

biography text

In 1754 Shuttleworth declined to stand for Preston, and in 1761 was returned unopposed for Lancashire. In Bute’s list of December 1761 he was classed as a Tory. His only known votes in this Parliament were against Grenville’s Administration over Wilkes, 15 Nov. 1763, and against the repeal of the Stamp Act, 22 Feb. 1766; and he is not known to have spoken. He did not stand in 1768.

He died 28 June 1773.

Author