Edward Basil Farnham

Edward Basil Farnham (19 April 1799 – 13 May 1879)^[1][2] was a British Conservative politician.

Edward Basil Farnham
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(1879-05-13) (aged 80)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Getrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp ​ ​ (m. 1851)​

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]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (16 June 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Lundy, Darryl (2 August 2018). "Edward Basil Farnham". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018.
3. Burke, John; Burke, John Bernard (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Volume I: A to L. London: Henry Colburn. p. 399. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via Google Books.
4. Wiebe, M. G.; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P., eds. (1997). Benjamin Disraeli, Letters: 1852–1856. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-8020-4137-X. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via Google Books.
5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 415–416. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Edward Farnham

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Charles Manners Charles March-Phillipps	Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire 1837–1859 With: John Manners (1857–1859) Charles Manners (1852–1857) Lord Charles Manners (1837–1852)	Succeeded by John Manners Edward Bourchier Hartopp