Henry Edwards

Mr Henry Edwards

Rush ID: 6441

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1812
Died:
23 April 1886
Birth place:
Pye Nest, Yorkshire, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Landowner
Election occupation:
Landowner
Parentage:
Henry Lees Edwards, of Pye Nest, Yorkshire, and Lea Priestley
Notes:
Created Baronet in 1866
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1866
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
1
Education level:
Unknown

References

Rush ID:
6441
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7527127
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
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Name changes

  1. EDWARDS, Henry (1812-1886)

Constituencies

  1. Beverley

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 11 August 1857
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1869
    Date of exit: c. 1869
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Regional
    Notes: Unseated on petition after 1868 General Election; constituency disenfranchised. Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

  2. Halifax

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 7 July 1852
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Halifax

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Halifax

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1853
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.

Marriages

  1. Coster, Maria Churchill

    Year: 1838

Relationships

  1. Indirect relative of Samuel Waterhouse

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Junior Carlton Club

  3. Boodle's Club