Benjamin Hawes

Mr Benjamin Hawes

Rush ID: 4290

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Details

Born:
1797
Died:
15 May 1862
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Company director (soap)
Election occupation:
Company director (soap)
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1856
HighestOffice:
Cabinet minister
Who's Who volume:
1

References

Rush ID:
4290
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q4888797
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. HAWES, Benjamin (1797-1862)

Constituencies

  1. Kinsale

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1848*
    Date of election: 11 March 1848
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1851*
    Date of exit: c. 1851*
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: Exit October 1851.

  2. Lambeth

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. Under-Secretary of State 1846-1847

    Colonial Office

  2. Deputy Secretary at War 1851-1857

Marriages

  1. Brunel, unknown

Parties

  1. Liberal Party member

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. Reform Club