Arthur Pease, DL (12 September 1837 – 27 August 1898) was a British politician, son of Joseph Pease.

Biography

He was a

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for

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from 1880 to 1885, and a

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MP for

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from 1895 until his death in 1898, aged 60. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Opium in

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from 1893 to 1895. He married on 14 April 1864 to Mary Lecky Pike. They had two sons, Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet (1866–1927) and

Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton Herbert Pike Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton, (7 May 1867 – 10 May 1949), was a British politician. Biography Pease was born into a wealthy family, the son of the politician Arthur Pease and his wife Mary Lecky née Pike. His brother was (Sir) ...

(1867–1949), and one daughter Winifred Pike Pease, who married in 1903 Roger William Bulwer Jenyns, of Bottisham Hall, Cambridgeshire; they were parents of the art historian

Soame Jenyns Soame Jenyns (1 January 1704 – 18 December 1787) was an English writer and Member of Parliament. He was an early advocate of the ethical consideration of animals. Life and work He was the eldest son of Sir Roger Jenyns and his second wife El ...

.Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edition, 1952, ed. L. G. Pine, 'Jenyns of Bottisham Hall' pedigree

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* 1837 births 1898 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Durham

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...

Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub