Background
Sheriff was the son of A. Sherriff.
Sheriff was the son of A. Sherriff.
He was chairman of the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company and the Worcester Engine Works, and had directorships of the Worcester City and County Banking Company, the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, the Metropolitan Railway, the District Railway and the Metropolitan and Street John"s Wood Railway. He was an Alderman of Worcester and was sheriff and twice mayor of the city. He was also Justice of the Peace 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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At the 1865 general election Sheriff was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Worcester.