Robert John Bagshaw Explained

Robert John Bagshaw
Office:Member of Parliament
for Harwich
Term Start:9 December 1857
Term End:2 May 1859
Alongside:Henry Jervis-White-Jervis (March 1859–1859)
John Bagshaw (1857–March 1859)
Predecessor:John Bagshaw
George Drought Warburton
Successor:Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
William Campbell
Birth Date:31 December 1803
Nationality:British
Party:Whig

Robert John Bagshaw (31 December 1803 – 14 August 1878)[1] was a British Whig politician.

He was born the only son of John Bagshaw, MP for Harwich, who had developed the resort of Dovercourt, near Harwich. Robert continued the development of the town after his father's death in 1861.

After unsuccessfully contesting Great Yarmouth at a by-election in 1848,[2] Bagshaw was elected Whig MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of George Drought Warburton—and held the seat until the 1859 general election when he did not seek re-election.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Essex Standard . 21 May 2023 . 24 August 1878 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  2. News: The Scotsman . 5 November 2018 . 8 July 1848 . 2 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. 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.