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William Donaldson Cruddas (1831 – 8 February 1912) was a British business director and politician. He married the daughter of William Nesham who was the honorary secretary to the Cathedral Nurse and Loan Society.[1] From 1888 they owned and lived at Haughton Castle.
Born in Elswick, Cruddas became a director of the Elswick Works, and chairman of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company. He also became a justice of the peace. At the 1895 UK general election, he was elected for the Conservative Party in Newcastle-upon-Tyne,but he retired in 1900 after a long period of ill health and the death of his wife who had been nursing him.[1] In 1903, he was appointed as High Sheriff of Northumberland.[2]
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- ^ a b "Memorial Notices". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1900. p. 12.
- ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1978). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. II. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 86. ISBN 0391006134.