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Sir William Blackstone
William Blackstone, oil painting attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir William Blackstone served in the House of Commons for a total of nine years. He held his seat as a member of Parliament for Hindon from 1761 to 1768 and for Westbury from 1768 to 1770.1