John Attwood

John Attwood (died 1865)[1] was a British Conservative and Peelite politician.[2][3][4]

John Attwood
Member of Parliament for Harwich
In office 30 June 1841 – 14 March 1848 Serving with John Bagshaw (1847–1848) William Beresford (1841–1847)
Preceded by	Alexander Ellice John Charles Herries
Succeeded by	John Bagshaw John Hobhouse
Personal details
Died	1865
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative/Peelite

Attwood was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich at the 1841 general election and, becoming a Peelite by 1847, held the seat until 1848 when he was unseated on petition due to bribery by his agents.[4][5][6]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (22 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "H"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. "The General Election". Morning Post. 24 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Essex Elections". Chelmsford Chronicle. 6 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 108–110. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
6. "Election Committees—Harwich". Berkshire Chronicle. 18 March 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr John Attwood