John_Dixon_(1785–1857)

John Dixon (1785–1857)

John Dixon (1785–1857)

British politician

John Dixon (1785 – 1857)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4][5]

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Preceded by ...

Dixon became a Whig Member of Parliament for Carlisle at the 1847 general election, but was the next year unseated due to "several acts of treating" at his election. Although he stood at the resulting by-election, he ranked third and was defeated.[6][7]

References

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    Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    Navickas, Katrina (2016). Protest and the Politics of Space and Place 1789–1848. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-7190-9705-8. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    "Welcome to Knells Lodge Renovation Site". Knells Lodge. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    The poll book for the borough of Carlisle election, 1847, with the names of those who did not vote. 1847. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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    "Election News". Leeds Intelligencer. 24 July 1847. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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    "House of Lords—Monday, March 6". Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail. 11 March 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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