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William Beckett-Denison
William Beckett-Denison (10 September 1826 – 23 November 1890) was an English banker and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons in two periods between 1876 and 1890. He died when he fell under a train. Early life Born William Beckett on 10 September 1826, he was the third and second surviving son of Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet, of Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, and his wife Maria Beverley, daughter of William Beverley of Beverley. He was educated at the Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career In 1847, at twenty-one, he joined his father's banking firm of Beckett & Co. He later made partner and, in 1874, was made head of the firm at Leeds, Doncaster and Retford. Upon the retirement of Leslie Melville, he became head of the English County Bankers' Association as well as the East Riding Bank at Beverley and Malton. He was a captain in the Yorkshire Hussars, Yorkshire Hussar Yeomanry ... [...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 The Act was repealed in 2022.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] |