Alexander Clunes Sheriff (1816 – 17 March 1878) was an English businessman and

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politician who was active in local government and sat in the

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from 1865 to his death in 1878. Sheriff was the son of A. Sherriff. He was chairman of the Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. and the Worcester Engine Works, and had directorships of the Worcester City and County Banking Co., the Patent Shaft and Axletree Co., the

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, the

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and the Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway. He was an Alderman of Worcester and was sheriff and twice mayor of the city. He was also J.P. for WorcesterDebretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> At the 1865 general election Sheriff was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester. He held the seat until his death aged 61 in 1878. Sheriff married Martha Tattersall, daughter of Thomas Tattersall of Armley, near Leeds in 1841.

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* 1816 births 1878 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Mayors of places in Worcestershire Businesspeople from Worcester, England Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Worcester 19th-century English businesspeople {{England-mayor-stub