Robert John Bagshaw (31 December 1803 – 14 August 1878)[1] was a British Whig politician.

He was born the only son of John Bagshaw, MP for Harwich, who had developed the resort of Dovercourt, near Harwich. Robert continued the development of the town after his father's death in 1861.

After unsuccessfully contesting Great Yarmouth at a by-election in 1848,[2] Bagshaw was elected Whig MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of George Drought Warburton—and held the seat until the 1859 general election when he did not seek re-election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Essex Standard". 24 August 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Scotsman". 8 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harwich
1857–1859
With: Henry Jervis-White-Jervis (March 1859–May 1859)
John Bagshaw (1857–March 1859) 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_John_Bagshaw
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