The 1876
East Cumberland by-election was fought on 26 April 1876. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent
Conservative MP,
William Nicholson Hodgson. It was won by the
Liberal candidate
Stafford Howard
Sir Edward Stafford Howard (28 November 1851 – 8 April 1916), was a British Liberal politician and magistrate.
Background and education
A member of the influential Howard family headed by the Duke of Norfolk, Howard was the second son of Hen ...
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References
1876 in England
History of Cumberland
1876 elections in the United Kingdom
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cumbria constituencies
19th century in Cumberland
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