William Charles Harland

William Charles Harland (25 January 1803[1] – 10 March 1863) was a British politician.

Harland lived at Sutton Hall in Yorkshire, and was a cousin of George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.

He stood in Durham at the 1832 UK general election and was elected as a Whig.

He opposed the introduction of secret ballots or shortening Parliamentary terms.

[2] Harland was re-elected at the 1835 and 1837 UK general elections, and stood down in 1841.