John Laurie | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Barnstaple |
Term Start: | 30 March 1857 |
Term End: | 30 April 1859 |
Alongside: | William Fraser |
Predecessor: | George Buck Richard Samuel Guinness |
Successor: | John Ferguson Davie George Potts |
Term Start2: | 25 August 1854 |
Term End2: | 2 March 1855 |
Alongside2: | Richard Samuel Guinness |
Predecessor2: | Richard Bremridge William Fraser |
Successor2: | Richard Samuel Guinness George Buck |
Birth Date: | 1797 |
Nationality: | British |
Party: | Conservative |
John Laurie (1797 – 2 August 1864) was a British Conservative politician.
Laurie was first elected Conservative MP for Barnstaple at a by-election in 1854—caused by the constituency's result at the 1852 general election being declared void on petition due to bribery, leading to the writ for the seat also being suspended in 1853.[1] However, Laurie's term was short-lived after, upon petition, he was unseated in March 1855, due to bribery.[2] He later regained the seat in 1857 and held it until 1859 when he did not seek re-election.[3]