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Robert John Bagshaw

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Robert John Bagshaw
Member of Parliament
for Harwich
In office
9 December 1857 – 2 May 1859
Preceded byJohn Bagshaw
George Drought Warburton
Succeeded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
William Campbell
Personal details
Born1803
Died (aged 70)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig

Robert John Bagshaw (1803 – 11 August 1873)[1] was a British Whig politician.

He was born the only son of John Bagshaw, MP for Harwich, who had developed the resort of Dovercourt, near Harwich. Robert continued the development of the town after his father's death in 1861.

After unsuccessfully contesting Great Yarmouth at a by-election in 1848,[2] Bagshaw was elected Whig MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of George Drought Warburton—and held the seat until the 1859 general election when he did not seek re-election.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  2. ^ "The Scotsman". 8 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harwich
18571859
With: Henry Jervis-White-Jervis (March 1859May 1859)
John Bagshaw (1857March 1859)
Succeeded by