David Ainsworth (1842 – 21 March 1906) was a British
Liberal Party
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politician. He first elected a
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the
West Division of Cumberland at the
1880 general election. He had run unsuccessfully for this position in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
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. In
1885
Events
January–March
* January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam.
* January 4 – ...
and
1886 he ran for the
Egremont constituency in Parliament, but lost. He however won the election to this constituency in
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
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, but held the seat for only three years, being defeated at the
1895 general election.
Ainsworth was the brother of
John Stirling Ainsworth.
References
Sources
*W. W. Bean. ''The Parliamentary Representation of Six Northern Counties of England''. (1890) p. 15.
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1842 births
1906 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1880–1885
UK MPs 1892–1895
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