John Alfred Lush
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John Alfred Lush was an English Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Lush was the son of John Lush of Berwick St John, Wiltshire and his wife Martha Kelleway daughter of James Kelleway of Donhead, Wiltshire. He was an MD of St Andrew's University and became a general medical practitioner at Salisbury
. He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and one of the proprietors of the Fisherton Lunatic Asylum. He was a J.P.
and an Alderman of Salisbury, of which city he was Mayor.
At the 1868 general election
Lush was elected Member of Parliament
for Salisbury
. He held the seat until 1880.
Lush died at the age of 73.
Lush married Sarah Martha Finch daughter of W. C. Finch MD of Fisherton House, Wiltshire in May 1853.
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 1868 to 1880.
Lush was the son of John Lush of Berwick St John, Wiltshire and his wife Martha Kelleway daughter of James Kelleway of Donhead, Wiltshire. He was an MD of St Andrew's University and became a general medical practitioner at Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
. He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and one of the proprietors of the Fisherton Lunatic Asylum. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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and an Alderman of Salisbury, of which city he was Mayor.
At the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
Lush was elected 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 Salisbury
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....
. He held the seat until 1880.
Lush died at the age of 73.
Lush married Sarah Martha Finch daughter of W. C. Finch MD of Fisherton House, Wiltshire in May 1853.