Edward Holmes Baldock Explained

Edward Holmes Baldock (1812 – 15 August 1875) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Edward Holmes Baldock (dealer) (1777–1845), the prominent London dealer in French 18th-century furniture and reproductions.^[1]

He was elected at the 1847 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Shrewsbury,^[2] and was re-elected in 1852. He did not contest the 1857 general election.

Notes and References

1. Geoffrey de Bellaigue, "Edward Holmes Baldock", The Connoisseur, August 1975:290-99 and September 1975:18-25; Theodore Dell, The Frick Collection: V. Furniture 1992:282-93 (pair of secrétaires) and VI. Furniture 1992:151-60 (table).
2. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

   . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 277.