Robert Baynes Armstrong Explained

Robert Baynes Amstrong
Office:	Member of Parliament for Lancaster
Term Start:	9 March 1848
Term End:	21 February 1853
Alongside:	Samuel Gregson (1852–1853) Thomas Greene (1848–1852)
Predecessor:	Samuel Gregson Thomas Greene
Successor:	Samuel Gregson Thomas Greene
Birth Date:	1785
Nationality:	British
Party:	Radical

Robert Baynes Armstrong (1785 – 15 January 1869) was a British Radical politician.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Armstrong was elected Radical MP for Lancaster at a 1848—caused by the unseating of Samuel Gregson due to bribery—and held the seat until 1853, when his win at the 1852 general election was too declared void due to corruption and bribery.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: The Elections. 15 May 2018. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 10 July 1852. 5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
2. News: Lancaster Gazette. 15 May 2018. 4 March 1848. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
3. News: Lancaster Election. 15 May 2018. Morning Post. 10 March 1848. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
4. Book: Hawkins. Angus. The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby — Volume I: Ascent, 1799–1851. 2007. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0-19-920440-3. 333. https://books.google.com/books?id=zTYTDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA333. 15 May 2018. Conservative Schism: 1846–1848.
5. News: Wednesday's and Thursday's Posts. 15 May 2018. Salisbury and Winchester Journal. 4 March 1848. 2. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. News: The Lancaster Election. 15 May 2018. The Scotsman. 16 April 1853. 4. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
7. 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.