Henry John Farmer-Atkinson
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Henry JohnAtkinson, JP
, MP
, (1828 – 3 March 1913) was an English Conservative Party
politician and shipowner.
Atkinson was Mayor of Hull twice, in 1864 and 1865. He was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Lincolnshire
at a by-election in July 1885, That constituency was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, and at the 1885 general election
he stood in the new Brigg division of Lincolnshire
, but lost to his Liberal
opponent, taking only 35% of the votes. At the 1886 general election
he stood in Boston
, winning the seat by a narrow majority of 48 votes (2%) from the sitting Liberal MP William Ingram
. He did not defend the seat at the , when it was regained by Ingram. He stood as independent candidate at the August 1892 by-election in Derby
, but won only 20% of the votes.
He was the founder and first president of The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.
He married firstly in 1854 Elizabeth Holmes and secondly in 1869 Elizabeth Farmer, the daughter of a former mayor of Hull
. In 1891 he assumed the name of Farmer-Atkinson. Farmer-Atkinson died at his home, Woodcote Place near Epsom, Surrey on 3 March 1913.
Justice of the Peace
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, MP
Member of Parliament
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, (1828 – 3 March 1913) was an English Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician and shipowner.
Atkinson was Mayor of Hull twice, in 1864 and 1865. He was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lincolnshire, formally known as the Northern Division of Lincolnshire or as Parts of Lindsey, was a county constituency in the Lindsey district of Lincolnshire...
at a by-election in July 1885, That constituency was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
, and at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
he stood in the new Brigg division of Lincolnshire
Brigg (UK Parliament constituency)
Brigg was a county constituency centred on the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, but lost to his Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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opponent, taking only 35% of the votes. At the 1886 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
he stood in Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
, winning the seat by a narrow majority of 48 votes (2%) from the sitting Liberal MP William Ingram
Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet
Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895....
. He did not defend the seat at the , when it was regained by Ingram. He stood as independent candidate at the August 1892 by-election in Derby
Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of...
, but won only 20% of the votes.
He was the founder and first president of The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.
He married firstly in 1854 Elizabeth Holmes and secondly in 1869 Elizabeth Farmer, the daughter of a former mayor of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. In 1891 he assumed the name of Farmer-Atkinson. Farmer-Atkinson died at his home, Woodcote Place near Epsom, Surrey on 3 March 1913.