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Francis Dickinson (politician)

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Francis Henry Dickinson (6 January 1813 – 17 July 1890) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Somerset from 1841 to 1847.[1]

He was the grandson of William Dickinson (1745–1806), the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset from 1796 to 1806 and the son of William Dickinson (1771 - 1837) the Member of Parliament for Somerset from 1806 to 1831. Francis inherited his father's estates in Somerset and Jamaica. [2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  2. ^ Terry Jenkins (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.). "DICKINSON, William (1771-1837)". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820–1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for West Somerset
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With: Thomas Dyke Acland
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