Cornthwaite Hector

Cornthwaite Hector (b Portsmouth 5 November 1773 – d Petersfield 14 February 1842) was the Radical MP for Petersfield on two occasions during the 19th-century.[1]

A banker by profession,[2] he was first elected in 1835.[3] At the 1837 election a petition was lodged against the winner, William Jolliffe and his election declared void. After scrutiny of the ballots, Hector was declared elected in 1838.[4]

He died at his home Stodham House, Petersfield.[5] His son was one of the founders of Melbourne, Florida,[6] and its first postmaster.[7]

References

  1. English 18th century portrait sculpture King William II, Petersfield
  2. Multiple News Items The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), Saturday, January 22, 1842; pg. 7; Issue 1148
  3. London, FRIDAY, JAN. 9 Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian Royal Yacht Club Gazette, Southampton Town and County Herald, Isle of Wight Journal, Winchester Chronicle, and General Reporter (Southampton, England), Saturday, January 10, 1835; Issue 599
  4. THE PETITION CAMPAIGN The York Herald, and General Advertiser (York, England), Saturday, February 17, 1838; Issue 3414
  5. "The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1742 Vol 17Jan to June" Sylvanus Urban p667: London; John Bowyer Nicols and Son; 1842
  6. Brevard County Historical Commission
  7. Melbourne Florida, historic preservation
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hylton Jolliffe
MP for Petersfield
1835–1837
Succeeded by
William Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton
Preceded by
William Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton
Member of Parliament for Petersfield
1838–1841


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