Kenneth Macaulay
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Kenneth Macaulay was an English Conservative Party
politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1865.
Macaulay was born in 1815 in Rothley, Leicestershire
, England
. He was the son of Rev. Aulay Macaulay, the vicar of Rothley. Kenneth and his father were descended, in the male-line, from the Macaulay family of Lewis. Macaulay was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
, graduating BA in 1835. In 1843, he married Harriet Woollcombe, daughter of W. Woollcombe.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
at the 1852 general election
,
but the a petition
was lodged and the election was declared void on 1 March 1863. A Royal Commission
was established, and the writ of election
was suspended until 1854. Macaulay contested the Cambridge again at the 1857 general election
, and regained his seat,
holding it until he stood down at the 1865 general election
.
Macaulay died on 27 July 1867, in Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge.
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. He sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1865.
Macaulay was born in 1815 in Rothley, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was the son of Rev. Aulay Macaulay, the vicar of Rothley. Kenneth and his father were descended, in the male-line, from the Macaulay family of Lewis. Macaulay was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, graduating BA in 1835. In 1843, he married Harriet Woollcombe, daughter of W. Woollcombe.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
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...
,
but the a petition
Election petition
An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election or local government election in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong.- Outcomes :...
was lodged and the election was declared void on 1 March 1863. A Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
was established, and the writ of election
Writ of election
A writ of election is a writ issued by the government ordering the holding of a special election for a political office.In the United Kingdom and in Canada, this is the only way of holding an election for the House of Commons...
was suspended until 1854. Macaulay contested the Cambridge again at the 1857 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1857
-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 *...
, and regained his seat,
holding it until he stood down at the 1865 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
.
Macaulay died on 27 July 1867, in Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge.