George Darby (politician)

George Darby (1798 – 16 November 1877)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2]

George Darby
Member of Parliament
for East Sussex
In office
1 August 1837  3 February 1846
Preceded byCharles Cavendish
Herbert Barrett Curteis
Succeeded byAugustus Fuller
Charles Frewen
Personal details
Born1798
Died16 November 1872(1872-11-16) (aged 73–74)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

He was educated at Westminster School and Catharine Hall, Cambridge.[3]

He was elected Conservative MP for East Sussex at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1846 when he had to step down after being appointed a Commissioner of Inclosures[4][2]

He died 16 November 1877 in Piccadilly, London.[3]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 75. Retrieved 3 June 2019 via Google Books.
  3. "Mr. George Darby". Illustrated London News (2002). 24 November 1877. p. 23. Retrieved 1 August 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Cavendish
Herbert Barrett Curteis
Member of Parliament for East Sussex
18371846
With: Augustus Fuller (18411846)
Charles Cavendish (18371841)
Succeeded by
Augustus Fuller
Charles Frewen


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