Arthur Otway

Sir Arthur John Otway

Rush ID: 2712

Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1822
Died:
8 June 1912
Birth place:
Edinburgh, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Army officer
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate (non-practising)
Parentage:
Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart, and Clementine Holloway
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
Highest Office:
Speaker/Deputy
Who's Who volume:
1
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
2712
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7526079
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. OTWAY, Sir Arthur (1822-1912)

Constituencies

  1. Rochester

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1878*
    Date of election: 14 June 1878
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  2. Chatham

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1874
    Date of exit: 31 January 1874
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None
  3. Stafford

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1857
    Date of exit: 27 March 1857
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Tynemouth and North Shields

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1861*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Under-Secretary of State 1868-1871

    Foreign Office

  2. Chairman of Ways and Means 1883-

  3. Deputy Speaker 1883-

Higher education

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Unknown (Other private)

    Notes: at Saxe Meinengen, Germany

Marriages

  1. Langham, Henrietta

    Year: 1851

Relationships

  1. Cousin of Robert Cave

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. Reform Club