Sir William Geary, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3rd Baronet (13 November 1810 – 19 December 1877)[1] was an English Conservative Party[2] politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1838.
Geary contested the 1832 general election in the newly created Western division of Kent, without success,[2] but won the seat at the 1835 general election.[3] He was re-elected in 1837,[4] and held the seat until his resignation in 1838[5] by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.[6]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "G" (part 3)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 406. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19235. p. 193. 3 February 1835. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19532. p. 2156. 15 August 1837. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19595. p. 536. 6 March 1838. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Geary
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Rider Thomas Law Hodges |
Member of Parliament for West Kent 1835 – 1838 With: Thomas Law Hodges |
Succeeded by Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt Thomas Law Hodges |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by William Geary |
Baronet (of Oxenheath) 1825–1877 |
Succeeded by Francis Geary |