Joseph Christopher Ewart (1799 – 14 December 1868) was a

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Liberal and Whig politician. He was elected Whig MP for

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at a by-election in 1855—caused by the succession of

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to 2nd

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—and held the seat until

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when he was defeated. He was the third son of William Ewart, a

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-born

merchant. William Ewart was a close friend of another Scottish merchant, John (later Sir John) Gladstone, and the namesake of John's son -

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, the Victorian statesman and four times Prime Minister.

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* Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 1799 births 1868 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub