Joseph Lawrence (British politician)
Sir Joseph Lawrence (23 September 1848 – 24 October 1919)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth Boroughs at by-election in May 1901.[2] The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative victor of the seat at the general election in October 1900, Dr Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending.[3]
The Conservative majority at the by-election was half that of the previous year, and Lawrence did not stand for re-election in 1906, when the seat was won by the Liberal Party candidate.[3]
Lawrence was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours.
References
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27312. p. 3197. 10 May 1901.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 459. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Lawrence
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Rutherfoord Harris |
Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs 1901 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Lewis Haslam |