Henry Master Feilden (21 February 1818 – 5 September 1875)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.
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On 16 March 1869, the result of the 1868 general election in the borough of Blackburn was declared null and void, after an election petition had been lodged.[2] The two Conservatives who had been elected, William Henry Hornby and Feilden's father Joseph Feilden, were unseated when Mr Justice Willes found that there had been widespread intimidation of voters.[2] Henry Feilden was elected at the resulting by-election on 31 March 1869,[3] along with William Henry Hornby's son Edward.[4][5] Both candidates had appealed for support as a tribute to their fathers.[4]
Feilden was re-elected at the 1874 general election,[6] and held the seat until his death in 1875[7] aged 57.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ a b "Election Petitions. Blackburn". The Times. London. 17 March 1869. p. 12, col C.
- ^ "No. 23484". The London Gazette. 2 April 1869. p. 2051.
- ^ a b "Election Intelligence. Blackburn". The Times. London. 30 March 1869. p. 5, col E.
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Blackburn". The Times. London. 31 March 1869. p. 4, col F.
- ^ "No. 24064". The London Gazette. 10 February 1874. p. 592.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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