John Lancaster (MP)

For other politicians of this name, see John Lancaster (disambiguation).

John Lancaster (1816 – 21 April 1884)^[1] was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.

Lancaster was the son of John Lancaster of Prestwich, Lancashire. He was engaged in the coal and iron trades and was chairman of the Lancashire Union Railway. He was a J.P. for Lancashire and a Fellow of the Geographical Society.^[2]

In 1865 Lancaster stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Wigan. At the 1868 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan and held the seat until 1874.^[1]

Lancaster died at the age of 67.

Lancaster married Euphemia Gibson daughter of D. Gibson of Renfrewshire in 1841.^[2]

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Lancaster

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Nathaniel Eckersley Henry Woods	Member of Parliament for Wigan 1868 – 1874 With: Henry Woods	Succeeded by Lord Lindsay Thomas Knowles

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Name	Lancaster, John
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Short description	British Member of Parliament
Date of birth	1816
Place of birth
Date of death	21 April 1884
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