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Edward Dawes (1805 – 27 January 1856) was an English
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politician who served for one year as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the
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. Born into modest circumstances on the island, he was provided for by his aunt
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, who was the mistress of
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. He was elected at a by-election in May 1851, after the sitting Whig member John Simeon had
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his seat. The election was extremely unruly, with a violent mob causing damage and the death of one voter from a heart attack. ''
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'' reported "The constituency of the isle has been in a perfect ferment during the whole of the election and broken panes and broken heads have been among the results". Dawes (running on a policy of
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) defeated his Conservative challenger Captain Hammond (who advocated
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) by 46 votes. However, at the general election in July 1852 Dawes was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate,
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, who secured a majority of 101 votes. Dawes did not stand for
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again, but devoted himself to the study of agricultural chemistry. He was the author of a number of tracts on the subject. Dawes suffered from heart disease, and died while on a visit to the health resort of
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, Devon in January 1856. He was buried in the family vault at
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawes, Edward 1805 births 1856 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 Members of Parliament for the Isle of Wight