Robert Baynes Armstrong (1785 – 15 January 1869) was a

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politician. Armstrong was elected Radical MP for Lancaster at a

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—caused by the unseating of

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due to bribery—and held the seat until 1853, when his win at the 1852 general election was too declared void due to corruption and bribery.

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* Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 1785 births 1869 deaths {{England-UK-MP-stub