Henry Gridley
Captain Henry Gillett Gridley (12 November 1820 – 25 January 1891[1])[2] was a Barrister and a British Liberal politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1865 general election,[3] but resigned his seat on 6 June 1867 due to ill-health by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4][5]
Gridley was born in Norwich, Norfolk on 12 November 1820.
He was appointed a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1860[6] and Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[7] Gridley died at his home in London on 25 Jan 1891 aged 70.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with W, part 3". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 327. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Election For Weymouth". The Times. No. 25836. London. 13 June 1867. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 22454". The London Gazette. 30 November 1860. p. 4784.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Gentlewoman. 31 January 1891. p. 51.
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