Alexander Charles Barclay
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Alexander Charles Barclay (1823 – 10 January 1893) was an English brewer and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1880.
Barclay was the son of David Barclay
of Eastwick Park, Leatherhead and his wife Maria Dorothea Willliamson, daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet
. His father was M.P. for Penryn and for Sunderland. He was educated at Harrow School
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
. Although he was admitted at the Inner Temple
on 25 April 1850, he was not called to the bar. He was a member of the brewing firm of Barclay, Perkins and Co. He also owned race horses.
Barclay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Taunton
at a by-election in August 1859. At the 1865 general election
Barclay was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Taunton, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election
.
Barclay lived at Scraptoft Hall, Leicestershire and died unmarried at the age of 69.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1880.
Barclay was the son of David Barclay
David Barclay (MP)
David Barclay was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1826 and 1847.At the 1826 general election Barclay was elected as a Member of Parliament for Penryn in Cornwall...
of Eastwick Park, Leatherhead and his wife Maria Dorothea Willliamson, daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1831 and 1852.Williamson was the son of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 6th Baronet...
. His father was M.P. for Penryn and for Sunderland. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. Although he was admitted at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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on 25 April 1850, he was not called to the bar. He was a member of the brewing firm of Barclay, Perkins and Co. He also owned race horses.
Barclay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
at a by-election in August 1859. At the 1865 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
Barclay was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Taunton, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
.
Barclay lived at Scraptoft Hall, Leicestershire and died unmarried at the age of 69.