Summers Harford

Summers Harford (1795 – 2 June 1873)[1] was a British Radical politician.[2][3]

Summers Harford
Member of Parliament for Lewes
In office 30 June 1841 – 21 March 1842 Serving with Howard Elphinstone
Preceded by	Henry FitzRoy George West
Succeeded by	Henry FitzRoy Howard Elphinstone
Personal details
Born	1795
Died	2 June 1873(1873-06-02) (aged 77–78)
Nationality	British
Political party	Radical

Harford was elected a Radical Member of Parliament for Lewes at the 1841 general election, but was the next year unseated, upon an election petition, due to bribery and corruption.[4][5]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
2. "General Election". Morning Post. 26 June 1841. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "UK Parliamentary Elections 1832–1895". Brighton History. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
5. "Election Petitions". The Examiner. 19 March 1842. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Summers Harford

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry FitzRoy George West	Member of Parliament for Lewes 1841–1842 With: Howard Elphinstone	Succeeded by Henry FitzRoy Howard Elphinstone