James Pattison (1786 – 14 July 1849) was a

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politician in England. He sat in the

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between 1835 and 1849. A member of the

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, he was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament (MPs) for the

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, and re-elected in

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, but defeated at the 1841 general election. He was returned to the Commons two years later, for the same constituency, when he won a by-election in October 1843 following the death of the long-serving Liberal MP Sir Matthew Wood, Bt. He was re-elected in

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, and held the seat until his death in July 1849, aged 63, at Molesey Grove, near

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* 1786 births 1849 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub