Edward Aldam Leatham
Edward Aldam Leatham (2 August 1828 – 6 February 1900) was an English Liberal Member of Parliament.
Leatham was the son of William Leatham of Heath near Wakefield, and his wife Margaret Walker. The family was part of an influential Quaker community in Yorkshire.[1] He was a scholar and published Charmione: a tale of the great Athenian Revolution in 1858. His sister married John Bright [2] and he was heavily influenced by Bright's ideas. For example, Leatham introduced the bill that would become the Ballot Act 1872.[3][4]
Leatham was elected MP for Huddersfield in 1859 but gave up the seat in 1865. In 1861 he instituted the Huddersfield College Prize Medals for history and English declamation which were awarded for the two subjects in alternate years.[5] He was re-elected for Huddersfield in 1868 and held the seat until 1886. In 1875 he acquired an estate at Miserden, Gloucestershire.[6] He became High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1891.
Leatham married Mary Jane Fowler of Melksham in 1851. His brother William Henry Leatham was MP for Wakefield and Southern West Riding.
References
- ↑ Richard Vickerman Taylor Biographical Sketches of the Worthies of Leeds 1865
- ↑ Wakefield Family History Sharing
- ↑ LEAVE. FIRST READING. House of Commons Debates, MR. LEATHAM, 14 February 1870 vol 199 cc268-84 § 268
- ↑ SECOND READING. House of Commons Debate, MR. LEATHAM, 16 March 1870 vol 200 cc10-60 § 10
- ↑ Huddersfield and District History
- ↑ Miserden: Manors and other estates, A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11: Bisley and Longtree Hundreds (1976), pp. 49-52. Date accessed: 2 March 2009
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Leatham
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Akroyd |
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield 1859–1865 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pearson Crosland |
| Preceded by Thomas Pearson Crosland |
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield 1868–1886 |
Succeeded by William Summers |
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| Preceded by James Roberts West |
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1891–1892 |
Succeeded by John Reginald Yorke |
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