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Henry Feilden (Conservative politician)

Henry Feilden (Conservative politician)

British politician

Henry Master Feilden (21 February 1818 – 5 September 1875)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.

Career

On 16 March 1869, the result of the 1868 general election in the borough of Blackburn was declared null and void, after an election petition had been lodged.[2] The two Conservatives who had been elected, William Henry Hornby and Feilden's father Joseph Feilden, were unseated when Mr Justice Willes found that there had been widespread intimidation of voters.[2] Henry Feilden was elected at the resulting by-election on 31 March 1869,[3] along with William Henry Hornby's son Edward.[4][5] Both candidates had appealed for support as a tribute to their fathers.[4]

Feilden was re-elected at the 1874 general election,[6] and held the seat until his death in 1875[7] aged 57.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  2. [2]
    "Election Petitions. Blackburn". The Times. London. 17 March 1869. p. 12, col C.
  3. [3]
    "No. 23484". The London Gazette. 2 April 1869. p. 2051.
  4. [4]
    "Election Intelligence. Blackburn". The Times. London. 30 March 1869. p. 5, col E.
  5. [5]
    "Election Intelligence. Blackburn". The Times. London. 31 March 1869. p. 4, col F.
  6. [6]
    "No. 24064". The London Gazette. 10 February 1874. p. 592.
  7. [7]
    Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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