Matthew Forster

Matthew Forster
Member of Parliament
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
In office
1 July 1841 – 25 April 1853
Serving with John Stapleton (1852–1853)
John Campbell Renton (1847–1852)
Richard Hodgson (1841–1847)
Preceded by William Holmes
Richard Hodgson
Succeeded by Dudley Marjoribanks
John Forster
Personal details
Born 1786
Died (aged 83)
Nationality British
Political party Whig

Matthew Forster (1786 – 2 September 1869)[1] was a British Whig politician.

Forster was elected Whig MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1853 when he was unseated due to bribery and treating during the 1852 general election.[2] At the ensuring by-election, his son John Forster was elected as a Whig candidate.[3] Forster attempted to regain the seat at the 1857 general election but ranked bottom of the poll.[4]

Forster, "a wealthy and highly respected ship-owner and merchant" had mining interests, as a senior partner in Forster, Smith and Company, in both south County Durham and The Gambia.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. ↑ "The Berwick Election and Mr. Richard Hodgson". Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. 30 April 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 Wickham, Michael John (2002). "Electoral Politics in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1832–1885" (PDF). Durham E-Theses Online. Durham University. p. 44. Retrieved 8 April 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.
  5. ↑ Perfect, David (2016). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia (Fifth ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 156. ISBN 9781442265226. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via Google Books.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Holmes
Richard Hodgson		 Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
1841–1853
With: John Stapleton (1852–1853)
John Campbell Renton (1847–1852)
Richard Hodgson (1841–1847)		 Succeeded by
Dudley Marjoribanks
John Forster
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