John Whitwell
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John Whitwell was an English Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Whitwell was the son of Isaac Whitwell of Kendal and his wife Maria Fisher daughter of William Fisher of Thorpe Hall, Leeds. He was educated at the Kendal Friends School and at the Darlington Friend's School. He was a manufacturer and president of the Kendal Chamber of Commerce and one of the London standing committee of the National Association of the Chambers of Commerce. He was mayor of Kendal six times and a J.P.
for Kendal and for Westmorland. He was also Lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Battalion Westmorland Rifle Volunteers and author of The necessary legislation for incorporating Trades Unions.
When the previous MP for Kendal retired, Whitwell received a requisition signed by 1352 of the borough's 1884 electors to stand at the 1868 general election
Whitwell was elected Member of Parliament
for Kendal
and was returned unopposed. He held the seat until his death in 1880. Whitwell declared himself "in favour of seats in Ireland, re-enacting of small tenements' bill, retrenchment, and for a national and higher system of education."
Whitwell died at the age of 68.
Whitwell married Anna Maude, daughter of William Maude of Horton Grange, Bradford in 1837.
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 who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Whitwell was the son of Isaac Whitwell of Kendal and his wife Maria Fisher daughter of William Fisher of Thorpe Hall, Leeds. He was educated at the Kendal Friends School and at the Darlington Friend's School. He was a manufacturer and president of the Kendal Chamber of Commerce and one of the London standing committee of the National Association of the Chambers of Commerce. He was mayor of Kendal six times and a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Kendal and for Westmorland. He was also Lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Battalion Westmorland Rifle Volunteers and author of The necessary legislation for incorporating Trades Unions.
When the previous MP for Kendal retired, Whitwell received a requisition signed by 1352 of the borough's 1884 electors to stand at the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
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Whitwell was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Kendal
Kendal (UK Parliament constituency)
Kendal was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Kendal in Westmorland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
and was returned unopposed. He held the seat until his death in 1880. Whitwell declared himself "in favour of seats in Ireland, re-enacting of small tenements' bill, retrenchment, and for a national and higher system of education."
Whitwell died at the age of 68.
Whitwell married Anna Maude, daughter of William Maude of Horton Grange, Bradford in 1837.