Edward Basil Farnham | |
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Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire | |
In office 2 August 1837 – 9 May 1859 Serving with
John Manners (
1857–
1859) Charles Manners ( 1852– 1857) Lord Charles Manners ( 1837– 1852) | |
Preceded by |
Lord Charles Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
Succeeded by |
John Manners Edward Bourchier Hartopp |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 April 1799 |
Died | 13 May 1879 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Getrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp
(
m. 1851) |
Edward Basil Farnham (19 April 1799 – 13 May 1879) [1] [2] was a British Conservative politician.
Farnham was the son of Edward Farnham and Harriet, daughter of Dr. Rhudde. [3] He married Gertrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of Sir William Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet and Jane Mary née Keane, in 1851. They had at least one child, William Edward John Basil Farnham. Farnham lived at Quarndon House in Leicestershire. [2]
One of the first MPs to support Benjamin Disraeli for leader of the Conservatives, [4] Farnham was first elected Conservative MP for North Leicestershire at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1859 when he did not stand for re-election. [5]
Outside of politics, Farnham was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire, [2] as well as, in 1870, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was also a major in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. [4]
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Edward Basil Farnham | |
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Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire | |
In office 2 August 1837 – 9 May 1859 Serving with
John Manners (
1857–
1859) Charles Manners ( 1852– 1857) Lord Charles Manners ( 1837– 1852) | |
Preceded by |
Lord Charles Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
Succeeded by |
John Manners Edward Bourchier Hartopp |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 April 1799 |
Died | 13 May 1879 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Getrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp
(
m. 1851) |
Edward Basil Farnham (19 April 1799 – 13 May 1879) [1] [2] was a British Conservative politician.
Farnham was the son of Edward Farnham and Harriet, daughter of Dr. Rhudde. [3] He married Gertrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of Sir William Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet and Jane Mary née Keane, in 1851. They had at least one child, William Edward John Basil Farnham. Farnham lived at Quarndon House in Leicestershire. [2]
One of the first MPs to support Benjamin Disraeli for leader of the Conservatives, [4] Farnham was first elected Conservative MP for North Leicestershire at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1859 when he did not stand for re-election. [5]
Outside of politics, Farnham was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire, [2] as well as, in 1870, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was also a major in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. [4]
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