Slingsby Bethell (1695–1758) of Tower Hill, London was an English Member of Parliament and

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. He was the third son of William Bethell of

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, Yorkshire and the younger brother of Hugh Bethell. In his early life he bought a plantation in Antigua and returned to work in London as a well-to-do merchant involved in the Africa trade. He was a member of the Fishmongers’ Company from 1749 to his death, an alderman of London in 1749, Sheriff of the City of London for 1751–52, and

for 1755–56. He was Member of Parliament for the

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from 1747 to November 1758. He died unmarried in 1758.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bethell, Slingsby 1695 births 1758 deaths People from Craven District English merchants Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 Sheriffs of the City of London 18th-century lord mayors of London 1750s in London