William Hustler

[1] He built Acklam Hall in Cleveland in the early 1680s[2] Hustler was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Northallerton at the 1695 English general election on the interest of the Whig Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet.

[1] He served alongside Robinson as a Captain in the North York Horse Militia, commanding the Cleveland Troop.

At the 1698 English general election he was again returned unopposed and was listed as a member of the Country party and later as a supporter of the Whig Junto.

He was returned unopposed in the first general election 1701, and during the year became vice president of the newly founded Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

He chose to sit for Ripon, probably as part of an electoral agreement on behalf of John Aislabie with whom he exchanged places.

Acklam Hall
Stonework detail : Hustler Coat of Arms above the Front Door of Ackham Hall