Bickham Escott

Bickham Escott (6 February 1800 – 4 November 1853)[1] was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and, later, Radical politician.

Bickham Escott
Member of Parliament for Winchester
In office 29 June 1841 – 3 August 1847 Serving with James Buller East
Preceded by	James Buller East Paulet St John-Mildmay
Succeeded by	James Buller East John Bonham-Carter
Personal details
Born	6 February 1800
Died	4 November 1853(1853-11-04) (aged 53)
Nationality	British
Political party	Radical
Other political affiliations	Conservative

After standing at a by-election in 1833 at Westminster, Escott was first elected Conservative MP for Winchester in 1841, and held the seat until the general election in 1847, when he was defeated. He then stood for Plymouth as a Radical at the 1852 general election, but was unsuccessful.[2][3][4]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
2. "The Political Examiner". 3 July 1852. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Official Declaration of Polls". Morning Post. 12 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Bickham Escott

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Buller East Paulet St John-Mildmay	Member of Parliament for Winchester 1841–1847 With: James Buller East	Succeeded by James Buller East John Bonham-Carter