Andrew Johnston (English politician)
Andrew Johnston (23 May 1835 – 1895) was a Liberal Party politician in England.[1][2]
Life
Johnston was the son of the abolitionist Priscilla (born Buxton) and Andrew Johnston,[3] MP of Holton Halesworth, Sussex, Member of Parliament for Anstruther Easter and St Andrews Burghs.[4]
Andrew junior was elected at the 1868 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for the Southern division of Essex, one of two Liberals elected unopposed in the first election after the county had been restructured by the Representation of the People Act 1867 from two divisions to four.[5]
Faced with a contest at the 1874 general election, Johnston was the lowest placed of four candidates, and both seats were won by Conservative Party candidates. He did not stand for Parliament again.[5]
He served as High Sheriff of Essex for 1880-81. He married Charlotte Ann, the daughter of the Rev. George Trevalyan. They had one daughter, who died in childhood.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mr Andrew Johnston". Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ↑ Clare Midgley, ‘Buxton , Priscilla (1808–1852)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2015 accessed 25 June 2017
- 1 2 Foster, J. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. p. 138.
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 387. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Andrew Johnston
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Selwin-Ibbetson Lord Eustace Cecil |
Member of Parliament for South Essex 1868–1874 With: Richard Baker |
Succeeded by Thomas Baring William Makins |