|
Richard Fort (1822–1868)
Richard Fort (1822 – 2 July 1868) was a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician in England. He was the son of industrialist John Fort (MP), John Fort of Read Hall and Park, Read Hall, a Manchester calico printer and MP for Clitheroe. He succeeded his father in 1842. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1854. He was elected as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency), Clitheroe at the 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 general election, and held the seat until his death in 1868. His son Richard Fort (1856–1918), Richard was Clitheroe's MP from 1880 to 1885, and his grandson, also called Richard Fort (1907–1959), Richard Fort"The Times House of Commons, 1951", p. 139. was MP for Clitheroe from 1950 to 1959. References External links * 1822 births 1868 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 High sheriffs of Lancashire {{England-Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two Major party, major List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs (British political party), Whigs, free trade–supporting Peelites, and reformist Radicals (UK), Radicals in the 1850s, by the end of the 19th century, it had formed four governments under William Ewart Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and won a landslide victory in the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election. Under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime ministers Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905–1908) and H. H. Asquith (1908–1916), the Liberal Party passed Liberal welfare reforms, reforms that created a basic welfare state. Although Asquith was the Leader of the Liberal Party (UK), party leader, its domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fort (1907–1959)
Richard Fort (8 August 1907 – 16 May 1959) was a British industrial chemist and politician. He was elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1950 but was killed in a car accident in 1959 at the age of 51. Training Fort's father was second Master of Winchester College; he was himself sent to Eton College from where he went to New College, Oxford."Who Was Who", A & C Black. In 1930 he graduated with an honours degree in Chemistry, and went to the Technische Hochschule in Vienna where he studied industrial chemistry."Mr. Richard Fort" (Obituary), ''The Times'', 18 May 1959, p. 10. Industrial chemistry On his return to England in 1932, Fort was employed by Imperial Chemical Industries as junior works manager in the company's Cheshire alkali factories. He was then promoted and in 1938 became President of ICI (New York) Ltd, but in 1940 he joined the British Purchasing Mission and the British Supply Mission set up by the British government to buy wartime supplies fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (UK) MPs For English Constituencies
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems of Australia and Canada share many similarities, the Liberal Party of Australia is Australia's major party on the centre-right, while the Liberal Party of Canada is typically described as centre-left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a list of existing and active Liberal Parties worldwide with a name similar to "Liberal party". Defunct liberal parties See also * * Liberalism by country, for a list of liberal parties, such as: ** Democratic Liberal Party (other) ** Liberal Democratic Party (other) ** Liberal People's Party (other) ** Liberal Reform Party (other) ** National Liberal Party (other) ** New Liberal Party (other) ** Progressive Liberal Party (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1868 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, declares the ''Meiji Restoration'', his own restoration to full power, under the influence of supporters from the Chōshū and Satsuma Domains, and against the supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate, triggering the Boshin War. * January 5 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian Army commander Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, enters Asunción, Paraguay's capital. Some days later he declares the war is over. Nevertheless, Francisco Solano López, Paraguay's president, prepares guerrillas to fight in the countryside. * January 7 – The Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock. * January 9 – Penal transportation from Britain to Australia ends, with arrival of the convict ship ''Hougoumont'' in Western Australia, after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1822 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. * January 3 – The famous French explorer, Aimé Bonpland, is imprisoned in Paraguay on charges of espionage. * January 7 – The first freed slaves from the United States arrive on the west coast of Africa, founding Monrovia on April 25. * January 9 – The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portugal's King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process. * January 13 – The design of the modern-day flag of Greece is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus, for their naval flag. * January 14 – Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrios Ypsilantis. * February 6 – The Chinese junk '' Tek Sing'' sinks in the South China Sea, drowning more than 1,800 people on board. The wreckage will not be located until 1999. * Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Assheton (1830–1907)
Ralph Assheton (1830–1907) was an English politician. Biography Early life Ralph Assheton was born on 20 December 1830. His father was William Assheton (1788–1853) and his mother, Hon. Frances Annabella Cokayne (1795–1835). His maternal great-grandfather was Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen (1710–1802). He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a Masters of Arts degree. Career He was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at an unopposed by-election in 1868 following the death of Richard Fort. He held the seat at the subsequent 1868 general election, and also in 1874, but was defeated at the 1880 general election. He did not stand for Parliament again. Personal life He married Emily Augusta Feilden, sister of Joseph Feilden (1824–1895) and daughter of Joseph Feilden and Frances Mary Master, on 3 August 1854. They had seven children: *Frances Annabella Assheton (died 1939). *Dorothy Assheton (died 1908). *Joan Assheton (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Turner Hopwood
John Turner Hopwood (1829 – 1 January 1900) was an English Liberal Party politician, and barrister. He was the only son of Robert (1800–1860) and Elizabeth (née Turner) Hopwood (d. 1874). His paternal grandfather, also named Robert, was the second mayor of Blackburn. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple on 1 May 1854. At the 1857 general election, he was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clitheroe in Lancashire. He was returned unopposed in 1859, and stood down from the House of Commons at the 1865 general election. On 7 April 1858, Hopwood married Mary Augusta Henrietta Coventry (1841–1894), the granddaughter of George Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry. Their son, Aubrey Hopwood, was a novelist who co-wrote the lyrics for '' A Runaway Girl'', '' The Lucky Star'', and ''Alice in Wonderland''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1868 Clitheroe By-election
{{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ...
The 1868 Clitheroe by-election was held on 13 July 1868, following the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Richard Fort. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Ralph Assheton, who stood unopposed. References Politics of Lancashire 1868 elections in the United Kingdom 1868 in England July 1868 19th century in Lancashire Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fort (1856–1918)
Richard Fort (29 Jul 1856 – 30 Jun 1918) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Fort was the son of Richard Fort MP for Clitheroe and his wife Margaret Ellen Smith, daughter of Major-General John N Smith HEICS. He was educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He joined the 11th Hussars in 1878 and became a lieutenant in 1880. He was a J.P. for Lancashire. Fort was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at the 1880 general election, a seat previously held by his father. He stood down at the 1885 general election, and did not stand for Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... again. His nephew, also called Richard Fort,"The Times House of Commons, 1951", p. 139. was MP for Clitheroe fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1865 United Kingdom General Election
The 1865 United Kingdom general election was held 7 July 1865 to 24 July 1865 to elect 658 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. It saw the Liberals, led by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Earl of Derby's Conservatives to 80. Palmerston died in October the same year and was succeeded by John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Lord John Russell as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister. Despite the Liberal majority, the party was divided by the issue of further parliamentary reform, and Russell resigned after being defeated in a vote in the House of Commons in 1866, leading to minority Conservative governments under Derby and then Benjamin Disraeli. This was the last United Kingdom general election until 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 where a party increased its majority after having been returned to office at the previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clitheroe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Clitheroe was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Lancashire. The Clitheroe, town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832. The borough's representation was reduced to one MP by the Reform Act 1832. The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division with effect from the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election. The county division returned one MP until it was abolished for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
