Henry Wilson (Suffolk politician)
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Henry Wilson was a British Liberal Party
politician, and the only Liberal ever elected for the Western division of Suffolk
.
At the 1835 general election
he was elected to the House of Commons as one of West Suffolk's two Members of Parliament (MPs). However, he was defeated at the 1837 general election
, and did not stand for Parliament
again.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician, and the only Liberal ever elected for the Western division of Suffolk
West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
.
At the 1835 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1835
The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
he was elected to the House of Commons as one of West Suffolk's two Members of Parliament (MPs). However, he was defeated at the 1837 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1837
The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
, and did not stand for Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
again.