Henry Plumptre Gipps
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Henry Plumptre Gipps was an English lawyer and Conservative Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1853.
Gipps was born at Norton, near Faversham, the son of the Rev. Henry Gipps and his wife Emma Maria Plumptre. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
, being scholar in 1831 and graduating BA as 22nd Wrangler in 1835. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1838. He was an equity draftsman and conveyancer and was Recorder of Hythe.
At the 1852 general election
Gipps was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
. However the election was declared void on 21 February 1853 and the writ was suspended until August 1854. The report of the select committee found that the candidates agents had been guilty of bribery and noted that bribery and corruption had been carried on for some time at the Canterbury constituency.
Gipps lived at Elmley and died at Spa in 1859.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1853.
Gipps was born at Norton, near Faversham, the son of the Rev. Henry Gipps and his wife Emma Maria Plumptre. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, being scholar in 1831 and graduating BA as 22nd Wrangler in 1835. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1838. He was an equity draftsman and conveyancer and was Recorder of Hythe.
At the 1852 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1852
The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...
Gipps was elected 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,...
(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. However the election was declared void on 21 February 1853 and the writ was suspended until August 1854. The report of the select committee found that the candidates agents had been guilty of bribery and noted that bribery and corruption had been carried on for some time at the Canterbury constituency.
Gipps lived at Elmley and died at Spa in 1859.