1862 Montgomeryshire by-election explained

The 1862 Montgomery by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 14 July 1862 for the British House of Commons constituency of Montgomeryshire, known at the time as Montgomery.

Cause

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Williams-Wynn died.

Candidates

Two candidates were nominated.

• Charles Williams-Wynn was the son of Charles Williams-Wynn, who was M.P. for Montgomeryshire 1796–1850, and was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Montgomeryshire, and captain in the Montgomery Yeomanry Cavalry.^[1] He was the Conservative Party candidate.
• Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy was a British colliery owner. He succeeded his father as Baron Sudeley in February 1863, aged 25. He also succeeded his father as Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, a post he held until his death aged 40. He was the Liberal Party candidate.

See also

• Montgomeryshire constituency
• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1857–1868)

References

• F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1870londuoft#page/294/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870