Edward Hermon (2 April 1822 – 6 May 1881)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
At the 1868 general election he was elected on his first attempt a Member of Parliament (MP) for the two-seat constituency of Preston in Lancashire. He was re-elected in 1874 and in 1880,[2] and held the seat until he died in office in 1881, aged 59.[1] The resulting by-election in Preston was held on 23 May 1881, and won by the Conservative candidate William Ecroyd.[2]
Hermon's last recorded contribution to debates in the House of Commons was eight days before his death, on 28 April 1881, when he asked Prime Minister Gladstone a sceptical question about the proposed commercial treaty with France.[3]
Hermon's only daughter was Frances Caroline Hermon (died 1929), who was married in 1877 to Robert Trotter Hodge (1851–1937), who later became MP for Accrington and other constituencies. After being made a baronet in 1902, Hodge changed his surname to Hermon-Hodge in honour of his wife's family, and was later ennobled as Baron Wyfold.[4]
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| Preceded by Hon. Frederick Stanley and Sir Thomas Hesketh |
Member of Parliament for Preston 1868 – 1881 With: John Holker from 1872 |
Succeeded by William Ecroyd John Holker |