Frederick Lehmann

(Augustus) Frederick Lehmann, FRGS (1826 - 22 August 1891) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880.

Lehmann was born in Hamburg, the son of Leo Lehmann of Hamburg.^[1] He was the brother of Henri Lehmann and Rudolf Lehmann.

Lehmann stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Middlesex in 1874 and Waterford in 1877. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Evesham at a by-election in July 1880, by a majority of only two votes.^[2] A petition was lodged and the result voided.^[3] Scrutiny of the votes led to his opponent Frederick Dixon-Hartland being declared the winner in January 1881, with a majority of one vote.^[2]

Lehmann died at the age of 65.

Lehmann married Nina Chambers, daughter of Dr Robert Chambers of Edinburgh. Their social circle included Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Robert Browning, Lord Leighton, and other prominent figures. Their sons were Rudolf Chambers Lehmann (a Liberal politician), Frederick H Chambers and Ernest B Chambers.

References

^ William Retlaw Williams The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 124. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Lehmann
Portraits of Frederick Lehmann at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff	Member of Parliament for Evesham 1880 – 1881	Succeeded by Frederick Dixon-Hartland

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Name	Lehmann, Frederick
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1826
Place of birth
Date of death	22 August 1891
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