Robert Henry Hurst (senior)

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

Robert Henry Hurst (1788–1857) was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1832 to 1841, and from 1844 to 1847.

Hurst was elected to the House of Commons at the 1832 general election. He was re-elected in 1835 and 1837, but did not stand in 1841 general election. However his Conservative successor Robert Scarlett succeeded to the peerage in 1844, and Hurst was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election. He did not seek re-election in 1847.

His son Robert Henry Hurst (junior) was later MP for Horsham.

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. p. 155. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Earl of Arundel and Nicholas Ridley-Colborne	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1832 – 1841	Succeeded by Robert Scarlett
Preceded by Robert Scarlett	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1844 – 1847	Succeeded by John Jervis

Persondata
Name	Hurst, Robert Henry
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1788
Place of birth
Date of death	1857
Place of death