Francis Otter (1831 – 29 May 1895) was an English

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politician. Otter was the son of Francis Otter of Ranby Hall,

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, and his wife Elizabeth Younger. He was educated at Gainsborough,

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and

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. He was called to the bar at

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in 1867. He became a J.P. for Lincolnshire.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> In the 1885 general election, Otter was elected

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for

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but did not stand again at the 1886 general election. He had intended to stand, but was taken ill suddenly on the day when nominations closed, and since his local Liberal association were unable to find another candidate for nominations closed, the Conservative candidate

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was elected unopposed. Otter lived at Ranby Hall. He died at the age of 64. Otter married Emily Helen Cross in 1875.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otter, Francis 1831 births 1895 deaths People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886