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James Farquhar (MP)
James Farquhar (1 August 1764 – September 1833) was a Scottish politician in the 19th-century. Political career In a 1802 by-election, he replaced Alexander Allardyce in Aberdeen Burghs in the first United Kingdom Parliament as an Independent. He was a supporter of the Liverpool ministry. He lost his seat in the 1806 general election, but regained it at the 1807 general election. He was re-elected in 1812. He lost his seat in the 1818 general election to Radical candidate Joseph Hume. In 1824, he became Tory MP for Portarlington in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... where he sat until 1830. References 1764 births 1833 deaths 19th-century Scottish politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Farquhar, James Independent members of the House of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1802 Aberdeen Burghs By-election
Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs United Kingdom constituencies, constituency which was represented from 1708 to 1800 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1832 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Aberdeen (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Aberdeen, Arbroath (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Arbroath, Brechin (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Brechin, Inverbervie (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Inverbervie and Montrose (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Montrose. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the Aberdeen, burgh of Aberdeen in the Aberdeenshire (historic), County of Aberdeen, the Inverbervie, burgh of Inverbervie in the Kinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |