Alfred Rhodes Bristow Explained

Alfred Rhodes Bristow
Office:Member of Parliament
for Kidderminster
Term Start:30 April 1859
Term End:27 May 1862
Predecessor:Robert Lowe
Successor:Luke white
Birth Date:20 December 1819
Birth Place:Greenwich, Kent
Death Place:Sydenham, Kent
Nationality:British
Party:Liberal

Alfred Rhodes Bristow (20 December 1819 – 5 April 1875) was a British Liberal politician.[1]

He was the son of Government contractor Isaac Bristow and educated at King's College, London. He became a solicitor in 1842 and was head of the firm of Bristow and Tarrant.[2]

Bristow was elected Liberal MP for Kidderminster at the 1859 general election and held the seat until 1862, when he resigned, becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds[3] in order to take up a Crown office as Solicitor to the Admiralty.[2]

He died at Sydenham railway station.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Williams, William Retlaw . The parliamentary history of the county of Worcester : including the city of Worcester, and the boroughs of Bewdley, Droitwich, Dudley, Evesham, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Pershore, from the earliest times to the present day, 1213-1897, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members . 1897 . Privately published for the author . . 185–190 . 9 July 2010.
  2. Book: Boase, Frederic. Modern English Biography (volume 1 of 4) A-H. Project Gutenberg .
  3. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.