Sebastian Dickinson
Sebastian Stewart Dickinson (25 March 1815 – 23 August 1878)[1][2] was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
Dickinson was the son of Major General Thomas Dickinson, of the Honourable East India Company's Engineers, and of Hurstpierpoint. He was educated at Eton College and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in June 1839. He was chairman of Board of Guardians at Stroud, and chairman of 2nd Court of Quarter Sessions for Gloucestershire. He was a J.P. for Gloucestershire and a captain in the 5th Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers. He was also a Fellow of the Heraldry Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[1]
At the 1868 general election Dickinson was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud.[3] He was re-elected at the 1874 general election,[4] but in April 1874 his election was declared void.[2]
Dickinson married Frances Stephana Hyett, daughter of William Henry Hyett of Painswick House, Gloucestershire in 1856.[1] He died at the age of 63.
References
- 1 2 3 Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23444. p. 6108. 24 November 1869. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24063. p. 540. 6 February 1874. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sebastian Dickinson
- Stratford Joseph Gloucestershire Biographical Notes
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Horsman Henry Winterbotham |
Member of Parliament for Stroud 1868 – 1874 With: Henry Winterbotham to Jan 1874 John Dorington Jan 1874 – Feb 1874 Walter John Stanton Feb 1874 – May 1874 |
Succeeded by Alfred John Stanton John Dorington |