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John Pemberton Plumptre

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John Pemberton Plumptre (3 May 1791 – 7 January 1864[1]) was a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent in 1832, and resigned on 29 January 1852 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]

Film reference

Tom Hiddleston portrayed Plumptre in the 2007 BBC drama Miss Austen Regrets.

References

  1. ^ "thePeerage.com - Person Page 25252". Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Plumptre, John Pemberton (PLMR808JP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for East Kent
18321852
With: Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt to 1845
William Deedes from 1845
Succeeded by