John Gordon McMinnies (17 May 1817 – 1 February 1890) was an English cotton manufacturer and
Liberal politician who sat in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
from 1880 to 1885.
McMinnies was the son of John McMinnies of Lancaster. He was a senior partner in the firm of William Bashall and Co, cotton manufacturers. He was an alderman of Warrington and a
J.P.[Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]
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At the 1880 general election McMinnies was elected Member of Parliament for Warrington
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. He held the seat until 1885.
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1817 births
1890 deaths
UK MPs 1880–1885
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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