Francis Mowatt (politician)

Francis Mowatt (1803 – 12 February 1891)[1][2] was a British Radical politician.

Francis Mowatt
Member of Parliament for Cambridge
In office 18 August 1854 – 28 March 1857 Serving with Robert Adair
Preceded by	Kenneth Macaulay John Harvey Astell
Succeeded by	Kenneth Macaulay Andrew Steuart
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth
In office 30 July 1847 – 8 July 1852 Serving with Howel Gwyn
Preceded by	John Vivian James Hanway Plumridge
Succeeded by	Howel Gwyn James William Freshfield
Personal details
Born	1803
Died	12 February 1891 (aged 87)
Nationality	British
Political party	Radical
Spouse(s)	Sarah Sophia Barnes
Children	Francis Mowatt

Mowatt married Sarah Sophia, daughter of Captain Barnes of Romford, and they had at least one son, Francis Mowatt, a British civil servant.[3]

Mowatt was first elected Radical MP for Penryn and Falmouth at the 1847 general election, and held the seat until 1852 when he unsuccessfully sought election at Cambridge. He was later elected MP for the latter seat at a by-election in 1854—caused by the 1852 result being declared void due to bribery and treating. He held the seat until 1857, when he did not seek re-election, and was unsuccessful when he again stood in 1859.[4][5][6]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
3. Wright, Maurice (21 May 2009). "Mowatt, Sir Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35137. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. 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.
5. Collet, Collet Dobson (1899). History of the Taxes on Knowledge: Their Origin and Repeal. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 93. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
6. "To the electors of Cambridge". Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. 5 August 1854. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Francis Mowatt

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Kenneth Macaulay John Harvey Astell	Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1854–1857 With: Robert Adair	Succeeded by Kenneth Macaulay Andrew Steuart
Preceded by John Vivian James Hanway Plumridge	Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth 1847–1852 With: Howel Gwyn	Succeeded by Howel Gwyn James William Freshfield