George Repton
George William John Repton (1818 – 30 August 1906)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician[2] who held a seat in the House of Commons for most of the period from 1841 to 1885, first as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans[3] and then for Warwick.[1]
Family
Repton was the son of George Stanley Repton and his wife Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon.[2]
He was educated at University College, Oxford,[4] and on 5 September 1848 he married Lady Jane Seymour FitzGerald, the only daughter of the Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster, who died on 3 November 1898.[2]
His address was listed in 1881 as Odell Castle, Bedford.[2]
Career
Repton was elected at the 1841 general election as an MP for the borough of St Albans in Hertfordshire,[5][6] where he was re-elected in 1847.[6][7] However, a Royal Commission found evidence extensive bribery in elections at the borough, which was disenfranchised in 1852.[6]
He was returned at the 1852 general election as an MP for the borough of Warwick,[8][9] where he was re-elected in 1857, 1859, and 1865, but did not stand in 1868.[9] He was again returned to the Commons from Warwick at the 1874 general election,[10] re-elected in 1880,[11] and retired from Parliament when the parliamentary borough of Warwick was abolished at the 1885 general election.[9]
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 4 Mair, Robert Henry (1881). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881. London: Dean & Son. p. 259.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
- ↑ "Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, vol.3".
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19999. p. 1856. 16 July 1841. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 261. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20762. p. 2876. 6 August 1847. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21343. p. 2072. 27 July 1852. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 Craig, pages 320–321
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24064. p. 594. 10 February 1874. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24829. p. 2358. 2 April 1880. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Repton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Alfred Muskett The Earl of Listowel |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1841–1852 With: The Earl of Listowel to 1846 Benjamin Bond Cabbell 1846–1847 Alexander Raphael 1847–1850 Jacob Bell from 1850 |
Writ suspended, then borough disenfranchised |
| Preceded by William Collins Sir Charles Eurwicke Douglas |
Member of Parliament for Warwick 1852–1868 With: Edward Greaves Arthur Wellesley Peel |
Succeeded by Edward Greaves Arthur Wellesley Peel |
| Preceded by Edward Greaves Arthur Wellesley Peel |
Member of Parliament for Warwick 1874–1885 With: Arthur Wellesley Peel |
Constituency abolished |