Beriah Botfield
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Beriah Botfield was a British Member of Parliament representing Hopton Court of Shropshire
. He was also a Conservative Party
politician. (Beriah Botfield was born on 5 March 1807 and died on 7 August 1863.)
He was born on 5 March 1807 in Earl's Ditton, Shropshire
. He was the son of Beriah Botfield (died 1813) and educated at Harrow School
. He inherited the family's extensive coal mining and ironmaking business, which was based in Shropshire. Perhaps not so surprisingly, Beriah Botfield entered into political affairs.
In 1840, Beriah was elected as a Member of Parliament for Ludlow
in a by-election and held the seat until a defeat in the 1847 general election
. He did manage to regain the position when he was re-elected in 1857, and continued to serve until his death in 1863. In 1858, he had erected a stone cross near the Wales–England border on Shadwell Hill, to commemorate a pedlar named William Cantlin who was robbed and murdered there in 1691. However, Beriah's personal life was notable as well.
In 1858 Beriah married Isabella Leighton, who was the daughter of Sir Baldwin Leighton the Eight Baronet
, who was a Conservative party politician also. Outside of family affairs, Beriah was a well known bibliographer who set up a private printing press at his home in Norton Hall, Northamptonshire. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in January 1839.
Beriah Botfield died on 7 August 1863 at the age of fifty-six.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. He was also a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. (Beriah Botfield was born on 5 March 1807 and died on 7 August 1863.)
He was born on 5 March 1807 in Earl's Ditton, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. He was the son of Beriah Botfield (died 1813) and educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
. He inherited the family's extensive coal mining and ironmaking business, which was based in Shropshire. Perhaps not so surprisingly, Beriah Botfield entered into political affairs.
In 1840, Beriah was elected as a Member of Parliament for Ludlow
Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in a by-election and held the seat until a defeat in the 1847 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1847
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. He did manage to regain the position when he was re-elected in 1857, and continued to serve until his death in 1863. In 1858, he had erected a stone cross near the Wales–England border on Shadwell Hill, to commemorate a pedlar named William Cantlin who was robbed and murdered there in 1691. However, Beriah's personal life was notable as well.
In 1858 Beriah married Isabella Leighton, who was the daughter of Sir Baldwin Leighton the Eight Baronet
Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet
Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1877 to 1885....
, who was a Conservative party politician also. Outside of family affairs, Beriah was a well known bibliographer who set up a private printing press at his home in Norton Hall, Northamptonshire. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in January 1839.
Beriah Botfield died on 7 August 1863 at the age of fifty-six.