The 1878
Reading
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by-election was fought on 17 May 1878. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent
Liberal MP,
Sir Francis Goldsmid
Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1808 – 2 May 1878) was an English lawyer and politician.
Early life
The son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and a member of the Goldsmid banking family, Francis was born in London, and privately edu ...
. It was won by the
Liberal candidate
George Palmer.
References
1878 elections in the United Kingdom
1878 in England
19th century in Berkshire
Politics of Reading, Berkshire
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Berkshire constituencies
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