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1903 St Andrews Burghs By-election
The St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), St Andrews Burghs by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election held on 17 September 1903. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy Henry Torrens Anstruther had been Liberal Unionist MP for the seat of St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), St Andrews Burghs since the 1886 general election. He resigned on taking up the position of a Director of the Suez Canal. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal Unionist since they gained it in 1886. They easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority; Candidates The local Liberal Unionist Association selected 44-year-old Major William Anstruther-Gray (St Andrews MP), William Anstruther-Thomson as their candidate to defend the seat. He served in South Africa from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Charles Ellice
Major Edward Charles Ellice, DSO, JP, DL (1 January 1858 – 21 February 1934) was Liberal MP for St Andrews Burghs. Biography He was the son of Robert Ellice (1816–1858) and Eglantine "Tina" Balfour (1816–1907), the grandson of Robert Ellice and Eliza Courtney, a grandnephew of Edward Ellice, and a cousin and the heir of the latter's son, heir and namesake, Edward Ellice, who was a previous MP for the constituency. Educated at Harrow School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Ellice was commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in 1876 or 1877, and promoted to captain on 5 August 1886. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he joined Lord Lovat's Corps as a captain of mounted infantry on 21 February 1900. The corps was raised by Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat and served in South Africa through the war. Ellice was elected at the 1903 St Andrews Burghs by-election, gaining the seat from the Liberal Unionists. He sought re-election at the 1906 General E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |