Henry Brinsley Sheridan
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Henry Brinsley Sheridan was an English Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1886.
Sheridan was the son of Garrett Sheridan of Cavan, Ireland and his wife Jane Juliana Darnley, daughter of Sir Richard Perrot, Bart. He was educated at Brighton and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
in 1856. He was a captain of the 6th Cinque Port Artillery Volunteer Corps and a J.P. for Middlesex, Westminster, Kent, and the Liberties of the Cinque Ports.
Sheridan was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dudley
in 1857. After the general election in February 1874, his election was declared void on 4 May 1874. At the subsequent by-election held on 21 May 1874, he was again returned. He held the seat until 1886.
Sheridan was a Fellow of Geographical Society and was on the council of the Kent Archaeological Society. He owned property at Litton Cheney
in Dorset.
Sheridan married Elizabeth Frances Wood, daughter of the Rev. John Wood in 1850.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1886.
Sheridan was the son of Garrett Sheridan of Cavan, Ireland and his wife Jane Juliana Darnley, daughter of Sir Richard Perrot, Bart. He was educated at Brighton and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1856. He was a captain of the 6th Cinque Port Artillery Volunteer Corps and a J.P. for Middlesex, Westminster, Kent, and the Liberties of the Cinque Ports.
Sheridan was elected as the 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,...
(MP) for Dudley
Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)
Dudley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dudley, which was historically in Worcestershire, before being transferred into Staffordshire in 1966 and since 1974 has been in the West Midlands....
in 1857. After the general election in February 1874, his election was declared void on 4 May 1874. At the subsequent by-election held on 21 May 1874, he was again returned. He held the seat until 1886.
Sheridan was a Fellow of Geographical Society and was on the council of the Kent Archaeological Society. He owned property at Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney
Litton Cheney is a village in south west Dorset, England, nine miles west of Dorchester. The village has a population of 348, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001....
in Dorset.
Sheridan married Elizabeth Frances Wood, daughter of the Rev. John Wood in 1850.