Francis Otter was an English Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician.

Otter was the son of Francis Otter of Ranby Hall, Wragby

Wragby

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, and his wife Elizabeth Younger. He was educated at Gainsborough, Rugby School

Rugby School

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 and Corpus Christi College, Oxford

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. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn

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 in 1867. He became a J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 for Lincolnshire.

In the 1885 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1885

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, Otter was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 but did not stand again at the 1886 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1886

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. He had intended to stand, but was taken ill suddenly on the day when nominations closed, and since his local Liberal association were unable to find another candidate for nominations closed, the Conservative candidate Arthur Raymond Heath

Arthur Raymond Heath

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 was elected unopposed.

Otter lived at Ranby Hall. He died at the age of 64.

Otter married Emily Helen Cross in 1875.

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