John Wawn Explained

John Wawn
Office:	Member of Parliament for South Shields
Term Start:	30 June 1841
Term End:	7 July 1852
Predecessor:	Robert Ingham
Successor:	Robert Ingham
Birth Date:	1801
Nationality:	British
Party:	Liberal
Otherparty:	Radical

John Twizell Wawn (1801 – 21 September 1859)^[1] was a British Liberal and Radical politician.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Wawn was first elected Radical MP for South Shields in 1841 and held the seat until he stood down at the 1852 general election. Although he attempted to regain the seat at the 1859 general election as a Liberal, he was unsuccessful.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "S" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 10 July 2018 . 30 April 2018 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023222933/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons4.htm . 23 October 2018 .
2. Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections; Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . 1842 . Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. . London . 143 . Second . 10 July 2018 . Google Books.
3. Book: Examiner: A Weekly Paper on Politics, Literature, Music and the Fine Arts. . 1841 . 425 . 10 July 2018 . Google Books.
4. News: South Shields . 10 July 2018 . Coventry Standard . 9 July 1841 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
5. News: General Election . 10 July 2018 . . 1841 . 3–4 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. 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.