Robert Henry Hurst (junior)

For other people named Robert Hurst, see Robert Hurst (disambiguation).

Robert Henry Hurst (1817 – 12 February 1905) was an English Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1865 to 1868, and from 1875 to 1876.

Hurst was elected to the House of Commons on his first attempt at the 1865 general election, winning the seat previously held by his father Robert Henry Hurst. He was defeated at the 1868 by the Conservative Party candidate John Aldridge, but petitions were lodged against both candidates and Aldridge chose not to defend his claim so Hurst was declared elected in 1869.

He was defeated in the 1874 general election by the Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald, but when Vesey-FitzGerald was appointed as Chief Charity Commissioner in 1875, he was required by the rules at the time to seek re-election. Hurst won the resulting by-election in December 1875, but after a petition the by-election result was declared void. Hurst did not stand for Parliament again.

References

"House of Commons constituencies beginning with H (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons4.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832-1885 (2nd ed.). Aldershot. pp. 155–156. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Henry Hurst (junior)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Vesey-FitzGerald	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1865 – 1868	Succeeded by John Aldridge
Preceded by John Aldridge	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1869 – 1874	Succeeded by William Vesey-FitzGerald
Preceded by William Vesey-FitzGerald	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1875 – 1876	Succeeded by James Clifton Brown

Persondata
Name	Hurst, Robert Henry
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1817
Place of birth
Date of death	12 February 1905
Place of death