Humphrey Brown

Humphrey Brown (1803 – 6 June 1860)^[1] was a British Whig politician.^[2][3]

Humphrey Brown
Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury
In office 28 July 1847 – 28 March 1857 Serving with John Martin
Preceded by	William Dowdeswell John Martin
Succeeded by	Frederick Lygon John Martin
Personal details
Born	1803
Died	6 June 1860 (aged 56)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Brown was first elected Whig MP for Tewkesbury at the 1847 general election and held the seat until 1857, when he was defeated. Although he attempted to regain the seat at a by-election in 1859—caused by the appointment of Frederick Lygon as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty–he was unsuccessful.^[4]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (7 September 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. "Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard". 10 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Worcester Journal". 15 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Humphrey Brown

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Dowdeswell John Martin	Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1847–1857 With: John Martin	Succeeded by Frederick Lygon John Martin