John Calcraft (1831–1868)

John Hales Montagu Calcraft (4 May 1831 – 1 December 1868)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

John Calcraft
Member of Parliament
for Wareham
In office
13 July 1865  1 December 1868
Preceded byJohn Erle-Drax
Succeeded byJohn Erle-Drax
Personal details
Born4 May 1831
Died1 December 1868(1868-12-01) (aged 37)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
ParentsJohn Hales Calcraft
Lady Caroline Katherine Montagu
RelativesJohn Calcraft (grandfather)
John Calcraft (great-grandfather)

Calcraft was the son of former Wareham MP John Hales Calcraft and Lady Caroline Katherine Montagu, daughter of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester. His brother Henry George Calcraft was permanent secretary to the Board of Trade.[2]

Calcraft followed in the footsteps of his father and his grandfather, John Calcraft, when he was elected MP for Wareham at the 1865 general election, and was re-elected at the 1868 election, yet shortly after died.[3][2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. Farrell, Stephen. "Calcraft, John Hales (1796-1880)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Erle-Drax
Member of Parliament for Wareham
1865–1868
Succeeded by
John Erle-Drax


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