Frederick Calvert (MP)

Frederick Calvert
Frederick Calvert; QC
Member of Parliament ; for Aylesbury
	In office; 27 December 1850 – 3 April 1851 Serving with Quintin Dick
Preceded by	Quintin Dick; George Nugent-Grenville
Succeeded by	Quintin Dick; Richard Bethell
Personal details
Born	9 June 1806
Died	6 June 1891 (aged 84)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Lucy Caroline Herbert (m. 1865)
Parents	Harry Calvert; Caroline Hammersley
Relatives	Harry Verney (brother)

Frederick Calvert QC (9 June 1806 – 6 June 1891)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2]

Early life and family

Born 1806, Calvert was the second son of British general Harry Calvert and Caroline (née Hammersley), and the younger brother Harry Verney, Buckingham MP. He was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1831, and later made a member of the Queen's Counsel. He married Lucy Caroline Herbert, daughter of Tory politician Edward Herbert and Lucy (née Graham) in 1865; they had no children.[3][2]

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Merton College, Oxford,[4] where he was a president of the United Debating Society.[5]

Political career

Calvert was elected Whig MP for Aylesbury at a by-election in 1850, caused by the death of George Nugent-Grenville. However, he was unseated just a few months into the role after a petition-led inquiry found evidence of treating and bribery.[6][7][3][2]

During his life, Calvert was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire.[3][2]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part c)
"Frederick Calvert". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
Wiebe, M. G.; Conacher, J. B.; Matthews, John; Millar, Mary S, eds. (1993). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851. London: University of Toronto Press. p. 395. ISBN 0802029272. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
"Calvert, Frederick", Alumni Oxonienses, p. 211
Hollis, Christopher (1965). The Oxford Union. Evans.
"Latest News". Leamington Spa Courier. 5 April 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Frederick Calvert

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Quintin Dick George Nugent-Grenville	Member of Parliament for Aylesbury 1850–1851 With: Quintin Dick	Succeeded by Quintin Dick Richard Bethell

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part c)

[thepeerage-2] "Frederick Calvert". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[disraeli-3] Wiebe, M. G.; Conacher, J. B.; Matthews, John; Millar, Mary S, eds. (1993). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851. London: University of Toronto Press. p. 395. ISBN 0802029272. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[4] "Calvert, Frederick", Alumni Oxonienses, p. 211

[5] Hollis, Christopher (1965). The Oxford Union. Evans.

[6] "Latest News". Leamington Spa Courier. 5 April 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[craig1832-7] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.