Edward Stillingfleet Cayley
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Edward Stillingfleet Cayley (13 August 1802 – 25 February 1862) was a British Liberal Party
politician.
He was elected at the 1832 general election
as a Member of Parliament
for North Riding of Yorkshire
, and held the seat until his death in 1862, at the age of 59.
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.
He was elected at the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
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as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, and held the seat until his death in 1862, at the age of 59.