Frederick Lehmann, FRGS (1826 - 22 August 1891) was a British businessman and Liberal Party

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880.

Lehmann was born in Hamburg, the son of Leo Lehmann of Hamburg. He was the brother of Henri Lehmann

Henri Lehmann

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 and Rudolf Lehmann.

Lehmann stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Middlesex

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 in 1874 and Waterford

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in 1877. He was elected as the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Evesham

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 at a by-election in July 1880, by a majority of only two votes. A petition

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 was lodged and the result voided. Scrutiny of the votes led to his opponent Frederick Dixon-Hartland

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 being declared the winner in January 1881, with a majority of one vote.

Lehmann died at the age of 65.

Lehmann married Nina Chambers, daughter of Dr Robert Chambers of Edinburgh. Their social circle included Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

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, George Eliot

George Eliot

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, Robert Browning

Robert Browning

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, Lord Leighton, and other prominent figures. Their sons were Rudolf Chambers Lehmann (a Liberal politician), Frederick H Chambers and Ernest B Chambers.

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