Edward Auchmuty Glover ( – 17 March 1862)
was an
Irish Independent Conservative politician and barrister.
The eldest son of James Glover and Ellen Power, Glover was a practising barrister and a
Justice of the Peace
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.
Although he contested the
1852 general election as an Independent Conservative, Glover was only elected an Independent Conservative MP for
Beverley at the
1857 general election. His political views were, however, more complex, as between the two elections he had contested at several places, "professing any political creed that might happen to favour his success". Indeed, while he contested
Canterbury as a
Radical
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at a
by-election in 1854, when he contested Beverley again in 1857, he stood as a Conservative despite losing the support of the local party. He then held the seat for just a few months.
In August 1857, Glover was unseated after an Election Petition Committee found that he did not meet the required
property qualification–owning property worth £300 a year for a borough seat–at the time of his election, meaning he was not entitled to be elected an MP. However, he had previously declared he met the qualification requirements—these properties he had no interest in.
After his case was referred to the Attorney-General, Glover was arrested on 23 December 1857, and he was later found guilty, by the
Old Bailey
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of making a false declaration regarding this qualification. In April 1858, he was sentenced to four months in
Newgate Prison
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, and transferred to the
Queen's Bench Prison. The property qualification was later that year abolished.
Glover again contested the seat at the
1859 general election, as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful, ending votes last in the poll.
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Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1857–1859
1862 deaths