Ralph Shuttleworth Allen (1817 – 6 February 1887) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as a

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(MP) for East Somerset at the 1868 general election, was re-elected unopposed in

1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &n ...

, and held his seat in the

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until he resigned on 10 March 1879 by becoming

Steward of the Manor of Northstead The office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead functions as a procedural device to allow a member of Parliament (MP) to resign from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. As members of the House of Commons are forbidden ...

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* Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1817 births 1887 deaths UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1810s-stub