Henry Gridley Explained

Captain Henry Gillett Gridley (12 November 1820 – 25 January 1891[1])[2] was a Barrister and a British Liberal politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1865 general election,[3] but resigned his seat on 6 June 1867 due to ill-health by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4] [5]

Gridley was born in Norwich, Norfolk on 12 November 1820.

He was appointed a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1860 and Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[6] Gridley died at his home in London on 25 Jan 1891 aged 70.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a will | GOV.UK.
  2. Web site: Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with W, part 3 . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . 12 January 2010 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231165845/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons3.htm . 31 December 2010 .
  3. 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 . 327.

  4. Web site: Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850 . Department of Information Services . . 9 June 2009 . 30 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110206041753/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf . 6 February 2011 . dmy-all .
  5. Election For Weymouth . 13 Jun 1867 . 6 . 25836 .
  6. News: Gentlewoman. 31 Jan 1891. 51. Deaths.

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