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Owen Jones Ellis Nanney
Major Owen Jones Ellis Nanney (27 September 1790 - 27 October 1870) was a Welsh politician, who very briefly represented Carnarvon Boroughs in Parliament in 1833. He was born Owen Jones, and adopted the Ellis Nanney (or Ellis-Nanney) surnames on inheriting an estate from his uncle. Standing as a Tory, Nanney contested the Carnarvon District of Boroughs seat (now Caernarfon) at the 1832 general election, the first after it had been expanded by the Reform Act 1832. He was initially recorded as defeated by Sir Charles Paget, the Whig incumbent, with a small majority. Nanney brought an election petition challenging some of the votes, which was found in his favour on 6 March, and he took his seat on 8 March. However, a counter-petition was then brought, alleging that the votes were indeed valid. After scrutiny, Paget was again declared elected on 22 May, and Nanney lost his seat. He contested Carnarvon Boroughs in the 1835 general election, but was unsuccessful. His only son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caernarfon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. The District of Boroughs was abolished in 1950, and replaced with a county constituency of the same name, which was itself abolished in 2010. History Known as Carnarvon until 1832, and then as the Carnarvon Boroughs or Carnarvon District of Boroughs from 1832 to 1950 and as Caernarvon from 1950 to 1983, it is named after Caernarfon, the main town within the constituency. Its most famous member was David Lloyd George, who was MP for 55 years. When Lloyd George became prime minister in 1916 it became the first Welsh constituency to be represented by a serving prime mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
