Frederick Polhill

Summary

Frederick Polhill (2 July 1798 – 20 September 1848)[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.[2]

Frederick Polhill
Polhill in 1823
Member of Parliament
for Bedford
In office
8 January 1835 – 3 August 1847
Preceded byWilliam Henry Whitbread
Samuel Crawley
Succeeded byHenry Stuart
Harry Verney
In office
2 August 1830 – 13 December 1832
Preceded byGeorge Russell
William Henry Whitbread
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Whitbread
Samuel Crawley
Personal details
Born2 July 1798
Died20 September 1848(1848-09-20) (aged 50)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative/Tory

Polhill first became a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford at the 1830 general election, and held the seat until the 1832 general election when he was defeated. He returned to the seat at the 1835 general election as a Conservative and held it until 1847, when he was again defeated.[3][2]

References edit

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 2–4, 20. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links edit

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Frederick Polhill
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bedford
18301832
With: William Henry Whitbread
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bedford
18351847
With: Henry Stuart (18411847)
Samuel Crawley (1838–1841)
Henry Stuart (1837–1838)
Samuel Crawley (18351837)
Succeeded by