Augustus Allhusen
Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen (1867 – 2 May 1925)[1][2] was an English Conservative Party[3] politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1897 to 1906.
Life
He was son of Henry Christian Allhusen. Born in Gateshead, he was educated at Cheltenham College and at Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1887, B.A. 1890).[4]
He was commissioned in 1900 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Newcastle upon Tyne (Western division, Royal Garrison Artillery) Volunteers[5] and later served as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Bucks Regiment of Yeomanry[6] and as a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire.[6] He was elected at a by-election in January 1897 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury, following the resignation of the Conservative MP Edward Hulse.[7] He did not contest Salisbury at the 1900 general election,[3] when he was elected as the MP for Hackney Central.[8] He was defeated at the 1906 general election,[9] and did not stand again.
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in January 1897,[10] and was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1913.[11]
Family
In 1897 he married Mary Dorothy Osma, daughter of Lieut.-Col. John Constantine Stanley.[6]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 181. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ↑ "Allhusen, Augustus Henry Eden (ALHN887AH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27159. p. 604. 30 January 1900. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 2.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26818. p. 539. 29 January 1897. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27244. p. 6770. 6 November 1900. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ Craig, page 18
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26814. p. 260. 15 January 1897. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28701. p. 2087. 18 March 1913. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Hulse |
Member of Parliament for Salisbury 1897 – 1900 |
Succeeded by Walter Palmer |
| Preceded by Sir Andrew Scoble |
Member of Parliament for Hackney Central 1900 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Albert Spicer |