Joshua Milne Cheetham
Joshua Milne Cheetham, JP, MP (22 May 1835 – 27 November 1902)[1] was a British Member of Parliament.[2]
Cheetham was born in 1835 to James and Alice (née Greenwood) Cheetham of Crough House, Shaw and Crompton.[3][4] He took part in the July 1892 general election, and was elected to the House of Commons for the Oldham constituency. Prior to his election, he was Chairman of the Oldham Joint Stock Bank and a justice of the peace for Lancashire. He was a Liberal, and favoured Home Rule for Ireland and the Gladstonian programme in general. He sat in the House of Commons until his retirement in 1895.[5]
He died of pneumonia at his home at Eyford Park, Gloucestershire, age 67.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. London, England. 28 November 1902. p. 11.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Jack. p. 197. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," Joshua Cheetham, 05 Jul 1835
- ^ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes, 1588-1977," Joshua Milne Cheetham, 05 Jul 1835, Baptism; Lancashire, Public Record Office, London.
- ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1978). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament (snippet view). Vol. Vol. 2 (1886–1918). Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-85527-315-6. OCLC 186388255. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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