Charles Praed Explained

Charles Praed
Office:Member of Parliament
for St Ives
Term Start:8 March 1875
Term End:7 April 1880
Predecessor:Edward Davenport
Successor:Charles Reed
Birth Date:1833
Alma Mater:Merton College, Oxford
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative

Charles Tyringham Praed (1833 – 19 October 1895) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Davenport was elected MP for St Ives at a by-election in 1874, but was quickly unseated after the election was declared void on petition grounds of "general treating".[1] However, he regained the seat at the subsequent by-election in 1875 and remained MP until 1880 when he stepped down.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: The St Ives Election Petition. 19 January 2018. Cornish Telegraph. 24 February 1875. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  2. 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. 262–263.