John Hick (MP)
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John Hick was an English Conservative Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Hick was the eldest son of Benjamin Hick, a civil engineer, and his wife Elizabeth Routledge, daughter of William Routledge of Elvington Yorkshire. He was educated at Bolton Grammar School and became a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers and partner in the engineering firm of Benjamin Hick & Son, later Hick, Hargreaves, & Co. He was a J.P.
, Governor of Bolton Grammar School, a member of the Society of Arts, and a liberal patron of the fine arts.
At the 1868 general election
Hick was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Bolton
. He held the seat until 1880. He was a liberal Conservative and was in favour of education based on religion.
Hick died at the age of 78.
Hick married Margaret Bashall, eldest daughter of John Bashall of Farington Lodge, near Preston on 24 June 1846.
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 1868 to 1880.
Hick was the eldest son of Benjamin Hick, a civil engineer, and his wife Elizabeth Routledge, daughter of William Routledge of Elvington Yorkshire. He was educated at Bolton Grammar School and became a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers and partner in the engineering firm of Benjamin Hick & Son, later Hick, Hargreaves, & Co. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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, Governor of Bolton Grammar School, a member of the Society of Arts, and a liberal patron of the fine arts.
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...
Hick was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Bolton
Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bolton in the county of Lancashire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
. He held the seat until 1880. He was a liberal Conservative and was in favour of education based on religion.
Hick died at the age of 78.
Hick married Margaret Bashall, eldest daughter of John Bashall of Farington Lodge, near Preston on 24 June 1846.