Frederick Polhill (2 July 1798 – 20 September 1848)[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.[2]
Frederick Polhill | |
|---|---|
 Polhill in 1823 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedford | |
| In office 8 January 1835 – 3 August 1847 Serving with Henry Stuart (1841–1847) Samuel Crawley (1838–1841) Henry Stuart (1837–1838) Samuel Crawley (1835–1837) | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley |
| Succeeded by | Henry Stuart Harry Verney |
| In office 2 August 1830 – 13 December 1832 Serving with William Henry Whitbread | |
| Preceded by | George Russell William Henry Whitbread |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1798 |
| Died | 20 September 1848 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative/Tory |
Polhill first became a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford at the 1830 general election, and held the seat until the 1832 general election when he was defeated. He returned to the seat at the 1835 general election as a Conservative and held it until 1847, when he was again defeated.[3][2]
References
edit- ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 2–4, 20. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.