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Edward Watkin
Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet
English MP and railway entrepreneur.
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Statements about
Edward Watkin
Date of Birth
9/26/1819
Date of Death
4/13/1901
Instance Of
Human
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Position Held
Member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/4/1892 - 7/8/1895)
Electoral District
:
Hythe
Elected In
:
1892 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
7/4/1892
End Time
:
7/8/1895
Member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/1/1886 - 6/28/1892)
Electoral District
:
Hythe
Elected In
:
1886 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
24th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
7/1/1886
End Time
:
6/28/1892
Member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/24/1885 - 6/26/1886)
Electoral District
:
Hythe
Elected In
:
1885 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
11/24/1885
End Time
:
6/26/1886
Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(3/31/1880 - 11/18/1885)
Electoral District
:
Hythe
Elected In
:
1880 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
3/31/1880
End Time
:
11/18/1885
Member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/31/1874 - 3/24/1880)
Electoral District
:
Hythe
Elected In
:
1874 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
21st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
1/31/1874
End Time
:
3/24/1880
Member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/11/1865 - 11/11/1868)
Electoral District
:
Stockport
Elected In
:
1865 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
19th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
7/11/1865
End Time
:
11/11/1868
Member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/9/1864 - 7/6/1865)
Electoral District
:
Stockport
Elected In
:
UK Parliamentary By-Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
18th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
5/9/1864
End Time
:
7/6/1865
Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(3/27/1857 - 7/29/1857)
Electoral District
:
Great Yarmouth
Elected In
:
1857 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Election Petition
Parliamentary Term
:
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
3/27/1857
End Time
:
7/29/1857
High Sheriff of Cheshire
(1874 - 1875)
Start Time
:
1874
End Time
:
1875
Occupation
Politician
Railway Entrepreneur
Given Name
Edward
Series Ordinal
:
1
William
Series Ordinal
:
2
Noble Title
Baronet
(1880 - )
Start Time
:
1880
Knight Bachelor
(1869 - )
Start Time
:
1869
Watkin Baronets
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Member of Political Party
Liberal Party
Described by Source
Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Watkin, Edward William
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Watkin, Sir Edward William
Place of Birth
Salford
Street Address
:
Ravald Street
Place of Death
Northenden
Work Location
London
Name in Native Language
Edward Watkin
Family Name
Watkin
Writing Language
English
Father
Absolom Watkin
Child
Harriette Sayer Watkin
Sir Alfred Watkin, 2nd Baronet
Mother
Elizabeth Makinson
Award Received
Knighthood
(1868)
Point in Time
:
1868
Sex or Gender
Male
Spouse
Ann Little
(4/6/1892 - )
Start Time
:
4/6/1892
Mary Briggs Mellor
(1845 - )
Start Time
:
1845
Candidacy in Election
1873 Exeter By-Election
Electoral District
:
Exeter
Member of Political Party
:
Liberal Party
Votes Received
:
2,025
Ranking
:
2
1874 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Hythe
1880 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Hythe
1885 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Hythe
1892 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Hythe
1886 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Hythe
1865 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Stockport
1857 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Great Yarmouth
Member Of
Chetham Society
Place of Burial
St Wilfrid Churchyard, Northenden
Residence
Northenden
Image of Grave
Sibling
Alfred Watkin
John Woodlands Watkin
Depicted By
Sir Edward William Watkin, MP (1819–1901), Chairman, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (1864–1894)
Creator
:
Augustus Henry Fox
Location
:
National Railway Museum
External Pages About Edward Watkin
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UK National Archives
Project Gutenberg Author
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