Background
He was born in Stalybridge, the second son of John Summers, the local ironmaster, and his wife Mary.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
He was born in Stalybridge, the second son of John Summers, the local ironmaster, and his wife Mary.
William Summers was educated at the private school of a Mr. Wood, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, after which he entered Owens College in about 1869. After gaining honours in the College examinations. he studied for a Bachelor at the university of London and became an associate of the college in 1872.
In 1874 he entered, Oxford, and in 1877 took the Bachelor degree with a second class.
He followed this up with an Master of Arts degree at the University of London where he was awarded the Gold Medal in classics. When he left Oxford he was called to the bar at Lincoln"s Inn in 1881.
After gaining honours in the College examinations. Five years later Sidebottom regained the seat. In 1886 he returned to the Commons as Member of Parliament for Huddersfield, and was re-elected in 1892.
He was unwell at the time of the 1892 election campaign, and was unable to attend a number of meetings
In October 1892 he sailed for Bombay with the twin objects of improving his health and gathering information on Indian affairs He died at Allahabad from malignant smallpox aged 39.
Leigh Rayment"s Historical List of MPs Obituary, The Times, January 2, 1893, p.
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In 1880 he was elected as Liberal member of parliament for Stalybridge, unseating the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament, Tom Harrop Sidebottom.