Humphrey Sibthorp (1744–1815)
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Humphrey Sibthorp was a British Tory politician.

He was elected as a Member of Parliament
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 (MP) for Boston
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 at a by-election in April 1777, after the death of Charles Amcotts MP. He was re-elected in 1780
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, and held the sat until his defeat at the 1784 general election
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He was elected as a 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 Lincoln
Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

 at a by-election in April 1800, after the death of George Rawdon MP. He was re-elected in 1802
United Kingdom general election, 1802
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, and held the seat until the 1806 general election
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, when he did not stand again in Lincoln.

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