Charles Manners Lushington
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Charles Manners Lushington (1 August 1819 – 27 November 1864) was an English Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1854 to 1857.
Lushington was born at Sanderstead
, Surrey, the son of Stephen Rumbold Lushington
and his wife Annie Elizabeth Harris. He served in the East Kent Yeomanry Cavalry of which he became captain in November 1853.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for the borough of Canterbury
at a by-election in August 1854, after the borough's writ of election
had been suspended when a Royal Commission
found that there had been extensive corruption. Lushington held the seat until the 1857 general election
, which he did not contest. At the 1859 general election
, he unsuccessfully contested the borough of Nottingham
.
Lushington lived at Norton Court, Kent. He died at Boulogne at the age of 45.
Lushington married Henriette Stafford Northcote, daughter of Henry Stafford Northcote and Agnes Mary Cockburn, on 5 May 1846. Their daughter Agnes married Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore
.
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 who sat in the House of Commons from 1854 to 1857.
Lushington was born at Sanderstead
Sanderstead
Sanderstead is a village in London Borough of Croydon, located on high ground at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. From 1915 to 1965 it formed a parish in the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District of Surrey. Having been a farming community in previous centuries, Sanderstead is now...
, Surrey, the son of Stephen Rumbold Lushington
Stephen Rumbold Lushington
Stephen Rumbold Lushington was an English Tory politician and an administrator in India. He was Governor of Madras from 1827 to 1835....
and his wife Annie Elizabeth Harris. He served in the East Kent Yeomanry Cavalry of which he became captain in November 1853.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the borough of Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at a by-election in August 1854, after the borough's writ of election
Writ of election
A writ of election is a writ issued by the government ordering the holding of a special election for a political office.In the United Kingdom and in Canada, this is the only way of holding an election for the House of Commons...
had been suspended when a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
found that there had been extensive corruption. Lushington held the seat until the 1857 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1857
-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 *...
, which he did not contest. At the 1859 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1859
In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
, he unsuccessfully contested the borough of Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies....
.
Lushington lived at Norton Court, Kent. He died at Boulogne at the age of 45.
Lushington married Henriette Stafford Northcote, daughter of Henry Stafford Northcote and Agnes Mary Cockburn, on 5 May 1846. Their daughter Agnes married Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore
Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore
Walter George Frank Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore PC , known as Sir Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baronet, from 1885 to 1918, was a British lawyer and judge.-Biography:...
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