1872 Preston by-election explained

The 1872 Preston by-election was fought on 13 September 1872. The by-election was fought due to the death of one of the constituency's two Conservative MPs, Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Holker.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Craig. Frederick Walter Scott . British Parliamentary Election Results. Palgrave Macmillan. 1977. 249.