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Pickering Phipps (MP)
Pickering Phipps (14 March 1827 – 14 September 1890) was a British Member of Parliament who represented Northampton from 1874 to 1880 and South Northamptonshire from 1881 to 1885 for the Conservative Party. Early life and business career Phipps was born in Northampton on 14 March 1827, the son of Edward Phipps and Elizabeth (née Outlaw). He was named for his grandfather, Pickering Phipps, a prominent Northampton brewer. His father died aged 25 when Pickering was an infant. He attended an elementary school in the town, then was indentured around 1841 to a draper, but later returned to work in the family brewery, where he inherited a large share on the death of his uncles. As well as the brewery, he was a director of the Northamptonshire Banking Company and its successor the Capital and Counties Bank. He married Mary Ann Whitmy of Northampton in 1850. Political career and later life Phipps served as a town councillor in Northampton from 1854, representing the South Ward, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 set out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years. The Act was repealed in 2022. With approval from Parliament, both the 2017 and 2019 general elections were held earlier than the schedule set by the Act. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Northamptonshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Mid Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. Boundaries The Municipal Borough of Northampton, the Sessional Divisions of Little Bowden and Northampton, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Daventry and Kettering. History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1880s Spencer was appointed Groom in Waiting, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1890s Spencer is appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1900s 120px, Spencer Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |