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East Worcestershire
East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election. Boundaries 1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham. Members of Parliament MPs 1832–1885 MPs 1885–1918 Elections Elections in the 1830s Elections in the 1840s Barneby's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Northwick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidderminster (UK Parliament Constituency)
Kidderminster was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. History The borough of Kidderminster returned two members to Parliament of England, Parliament Model Parliament, in 1295, Walter Caldrigan and William Lihtfot, but not to any subsequent one. From 1295 to 1832 Kidderminster had no separate representation from Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Worcestershire. The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 general election and was abolished for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency), Wyre Forest constituency. Boundaries 1832–1868 The Reform Act 1832 enfranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cookes (MP)
Thomas Henry Cookes (25 October 1804 – 29 September 1900) was a British Member of Parliament. Cookes lived at Bentley Hall in Worcestershire, and was a captain in the county yeomanry. He was also a magistrate and a deputy lieutenant of the county. He stood for the Whigs in East Worcestershire at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat. He held the seat in 1835, and stood down at the 1837 UK general election. References , after = Horace St Paul , after2 = John Barneby John Barneby (20 November 1799 – 30 November 1846) was a British Conservative politician. He was elected Conservative MP for Droitwich at the 1835 general election, and then for East Worcestershire at the 1837 general election and held th ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookes, Thomas 1804 births 1900 deaths UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hodgetts-Foley
John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley (17 July 1797 – 13 November 1861), born John Hodgetts Foley, of Prestwood House (then in Kingswinford, and now in Kinver) in Staffordshire was a British MP. He was the second son of the Hon. Edward Foley of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire and his wife Eliza Maria Foley Hodgetts. He inherited the Prestwood estate from his mother, whose mother Eliza Foley was a descendant of Philip Foley. He represented the borough of Droitwich in Parliament from 1822 to 1835 as a Whig and East Worcestershire from 1847 to 1861 (initially as a Whig and from 1859 as a Liberal). He married Charlotte Margaret Gage, daughter of John Gage and Mary Milbanke and granddaughter of General Thomas Gage and Margaret Kemble, on 20 October 1825. Their son was Henry John Wentworth Hodgetts-Foley References * External links * 1797 births 1861 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 United Kingdom General Election
The 1847 United Kingdom general election was held from 29 July to 26 August 1847. It saw the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives win the most seats but remain divided between Protectionists and Peelite, Peelites. This allowed the Whigs (British political party), Whigs, led by Prime Minister John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Lord John Russell, to retain power. The general election was held amid the Irish famine, Great Irish famine. The Irish Repeal, Irish Repeal group won more seats than in the previous general election, while the Chartists gained the only seat they were ever to hold, Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency), Nottingham's second seat, held by Chartist leader Feargus O'Connor. The election also witnessed the election of Britain's first Jewish MP, the Liberal Lionel de Rothschild in the City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London. Members being sworn in were however required to swear the Christian Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom), Oath of Allegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick
George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick (30 August 1811 – 11 November 1887), was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Background Northwick was the son of George Rushout-Bowles, younger son of John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick. His mother was Lady Caroline, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway. He was born at Burford, Shropshire where his father was then parish Rector. He was educated at Harrow School and entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1829, graduating as BA in 1833 and MA in 1836. Political career Rushout was returned to Parliament for Evesham (UK Parliament constituency), Evesham in 1837. In May 1838 he fought a duel with Peter Borthwick, who had been elected alongside Northwick in 1837 but had been unseated on petition in March 1838, over the election results. He continued to represent Evesham until 1841, and later sat as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Worceste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 East Worcestershire By-election
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