John Lloyd Wharton
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The Right Honourable
John Lloyd Wharton PC
(18 April 1837 - 11 July 1912) was a Barrister and a Conservative and Unionist Party
politician. He was the Member of Parliament
for Member of Parliament
for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) then Member of Parliament
for Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
.
in the West Riding of Yorkshire
on 18 April 1837. Educated at Eton College
and Trinity College, Cambridge
, he was called to the bar
in 1868 by the Inner Temple
. From 1871 to 1906 he was chairman of the Durham Quarter Sessions.
but failed to get elected. In May 1871 in a by-election caused by the death of the Member of Parliament John Robert Davison
, Wharton a Unionist candidate bet the Liberal candidate with a majority of 34 to be elected as one of the Members of Parliament for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency). He lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Thomas Charles Thompson
in the 1874 general election
. He stood again as a candidate in 1868 general election
but failed to get elected.
He stood as a candidate for the Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
in the 1886 general election
but failed to get elected when he lost by 165 votes to W. Harker who was a strong local candidate. In 1886 he stood again for the Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
in the 1886 general election
and was elected with a majority of 988. He was then the Member of Parliament for Ripon for 20 years until he was defeated at the 1906 general election
by Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch with a majority of 313. He became a Privy Councilor in 1897 and in 1901 he was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John.
In the 1911 Census of Wetherby
he described himself as a 73-year old widower and a Justice of the Peace for Yorkshire and Durham and a director of the North Eastern Railway
.
The Right Honourable
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John Lloyd Wharton PC
Privy council
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(18 April 1837 - 11 July 1912) was a Barrister and a Conservative and Unionist Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Member of Parliament
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for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) then 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 Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
.
Early life
Wharton was born at AberfordAberford
Aberford is a large village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,059 according to the 2001 census...
in the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
on 18 April 1837. Educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, he was called to the bar
Call to the bar
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in 1868 by the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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. From 1871 to 1906 he was chairman of the Durham Quarter Sessions.
Political career
He stood as a Member of Parliament for the City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) in the 1868 general electionUnited 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...
but failed to get elected. In May 1871 in a by-election caused by the death of the Member of Parliament John Robert Davison
John Robert Davison
John Robert Davison QC was an English barrister and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1871....
, Wharton a Unionist candidate bet the Liberal candidate with a majority of 34 to be elected as one of the Members of Parliament for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency). He lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Thomas Charles Thompson
Thomas Charles Thompson
Thomas Charles Thompson was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1874 and from 1880 to 1885....
in the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. He stood again as a candidate in 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...
but failed to get elected.
He stood as a candidate for the Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
in 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**...
but failed to get elected when he lost by 165 votes to W. Harker who was a strong local candidate. In 1886 he stood again for the Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
in 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**...
and was elected with a majority of 988. He was then the Member of Parliament for Ripon for 20 years until he was defeated at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
by Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch with a majority of 313. He became a Privy Councilor in 1897 and in 1901 he was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John.
In the 1911 Census of Wetherby
Census in the United Kingdom
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he described himself as a 73-year old widower and a Justice of the Peace for Yorkshire and Durham and a director of the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
.