William Robertson

Sir William Tindal Robertson

Rush ID: 771

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1825
Died:
6 October 1889
Birth place:
Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Medical practitioner
Election occupation:
Medical practitioner
Parentage:
Frederick Fowler Robertson, of Bath, and Anne Tindal
Notes:
Blind. Died by suicide.
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1888
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
771
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8019429
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. ROBERTSON, Sir William (1825-1889)

Constituencies

  1. Brighton

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: 29 November 1886
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1889
    Date of exit: 6 October 1889
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Death
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Direct
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

Higher education

  1. Edinburgh, University of

    Graduated

  2. Unknown (Overseas)

    Graduated

    Paris.

Marriages

  1. Leavers, unknown

    Year: 1855

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

Local governments

  1. Brighton Borough Council

    Councillor

Clubs

  1. St Stephen's Club

  2. Constitutional Club