Edward Greaves (MP)
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Edward Greaves was an English banker and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1852 and 1874.
Greaves was the son of John Greaves of Radford Semele, Warwickshire and his wife Mary Whitehead, daughter of John Whitehead of Barford. He was a banker at Warwick. He was a J.P.
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Warwickshire.
At the 1852 general election
Greaves was elected Member of Parliament
for Warwick
. He lost the seat in 1865. He was re-elected for Warwick at the 1868 general election
and held the seat until 1874.
Greaves died at the age of 75.
Greaves married in 1828 the widow of T Ward who was daughter of J Hobbins of Barford.
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 in two periods between 1852 and 1874.
Greaves was the son of John Greaves of Radford Semele, Warwickshire and his wife Mary Whitehead, daughter of John Whitehead of Barford. He was a banker at Warwick. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Warwickshire.
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...
Greaves was elected 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 Warwick
Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the...
. He lost the seat in 1865. He was re-elected for Warwick 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...
and held the seat until 1874.
Greaves died at the age of 75.
Greaves married in 1828 the widow of T Ward who was daughter of J Hobbins of Barford.