Robert Henry Hurst (junior)
Robert Henry Hurst (1 June 1817 – 12 February 1905) was an English Liberal Party politician and Recorder for Hastings and Rye.[1] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1865 to 1868, and from 1875 to 1876.
Hurst was born in Brighton, Sussex,[2] the only son of Robert Henry Hurst and Dorothea Breynton. He was educated at Westminster School and studied jurisprudence at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]
Hurst was elected to the House of Commons on his first attempt at the 1865 general election, winning the seat previously held by his father. He was defeated at the 1868 by the Conservative Party candidate John Aldridge, but petitions were lodged against both candidates and Aldridge chose not to defend his claim so Hurst was declared elected in 1869.
He was defeated in the 1874 general election by the Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald, but when Vesey-FitzGerald was appointed as Chief Charity Commissioner in 1875, he was required by the rules at the time to seek re-election. Hurst won the resulting Horsham by-election, but after a petition the by-election result was declared void. Hurst did not stand for Parliament again.
He married Matilda Jane Scott, daughter of James Scott of Rusper, Sussex.[4] He was the father of judge Sir Cecil Hurst.[5]
References
- William Albery, A Parliamentary History of Horsham 12-95-1885, Longmans, Green & Co, London (1927).
- 1871 England Census
- Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 498. ISBN 9781108036139. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. Reeves and Turner. p. 233. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
Robert Henry Hurst.
- "Obituary: Sir Cecil Hurst – Former Judge at the Hague". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 27 March 1963. p. 17.
- "House of Commons constituencies beginning with H (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832-1885 (2nd ed.). Aldershot. pp. 155–156. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Henry Hurst (junior)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Vesey-FitzGerald |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1865 – 1868 |
Succeeded by John Aldridge |
| Preceded by John Aldridge |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1869 – 1874 |
Succeeded by William Vesey-FitzGerald |
| Preceded by William Vesey-FitzGerald |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1875 – 1876 |
Succeeded by James Clifton Brown |