John Blencowe

John Blencowe
MP
Member of Parliament
for Lewes
In office
16 January 1860 – 13 July 1865
Serving with Henry Brand
Preceded by Henry FitzRoy
Henry Brand
Succeeded by Henry Brand
Walter Pelham
Personal details
Born 28 February 1817
Died 28 April 1900(1900-04-28) (aged 83)
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Frances Campion (m. 1857)
Parents Robert Willis Blencowe
Charlotte Elizabeth Poole

John George Blencowe (28 February 1817 – 28 April 1900)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]

Family

Blencowe was the son of Robert Willis Blencowe and Charlotte Elizabeth Poole.[3] He married Frances Campion, daughter of William John Campion and Jane Austen, in 1857. Together they had eight children:[2]

  • Robert Campion Blencowe (1858–1905)
  • John Ingham Blencowe (born 1860)
  • William Poole Blencowe (born 1869)
  • Florence Charlotte Blencowe (died 1944)
  • Harriet Blencowe
  • Frances Isabel Blencowe
  • Mary Blencowe
  • Elizabeth Penelope Blencowe

Political career

He was elected MP for Lewes at a by-election in 1860 but stood down at the next election in 1865.[4]

Other activities

Blencowe was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 3 The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume (reprint ed.). Heritage Books. p. 513. ISBN 9780788418723. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "John George Blencowe". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry FitzRoy
Henry Brand		 Member of Parliament for Lewes
1860–1865
With: Henry Brand		 Succeeded by
Henry Brand
Walter Pelham
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