Frederick Andrew Inderwick
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Frederick Andrew Inderwick QC (23 April 1836 - 16 August 1904) was an English lawyer, and antiquarian and Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Inderwick was born in London, the son of Capt. Andrew Inderwick R.N. and his wife Jane Hudson, daughter of Joseph Hudson. He was educated privately in Leicestershire and was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1851. He was admitted at the Inner Temple
in 1855 and called to the Bar 26 January 1858. He went on the South Eastern Circuit and practised in the probate and divorce courts.
Inderwick stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Cirencester
in 1868 and at Dover
in 1874. In 1874, he became Q.C.
and in 1877 a Bencher of his Inn. He was a J.P.
At the 1880 general election
Inderwick was elected Member of Parliament
for Rye
. He held the seat until 1885. He was Mayor of Winchelsea, Sussex in 1892-3 and 1902-3 and was a Commissioner in Lunacy in 1903-4. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians in 1894 and was an author on political and legal history.
Inderwick died in Edinburgh at the age of 68.
Inderwick married Frances Maria Wilkinson, daughter of John Wilkinson of the Exchequer and Audit Department on 4 August 1857, and had issue.
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Inderwick was born in London, the son of Capt. Andrew Inderwick R.N. and his wife Jane Hudson, daughter of Joseph Hudson. He was educated privately in Leicestershire and was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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in 1851. He was admitted at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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in 1855 and called to the Bar 26 January 1858. He went on the South Eastern Circuit and practised in the probate and divorce courts.
Inderwick stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Cirencester
Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885...
in 1868 and at Dover
Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1874. In 1874, he became Q.C.
Queen's Counsel
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and in 1877 a Bencher of his Inn. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
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Inderwick was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
. He held the seat until 1885. He was Mayor of Winchelsea, Sussex in 1892-3 and 1902-3 and was a Commissioner in Lunacy in 1903-4. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians in 1894 and was an author on political and legal history.
Inderwick died in Edinburgh at the age of 68.
Inderwick married Frances Maria Wilkinson, daughter of John Wilkinson of the Exchequer and Audit Department on 4 August 1857, and had issue.