Marston Clarke Buszard
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Marston Clarke Buszard Q.C.
(13 July 1837 – 11 September 1921) was an English barrister and a Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Buszard was the eldest son of Marston Buszard MD of Lutterworth
and his wife Sarah Catherine Clarke, eldest daughter of John Clarke of Peatling Hall who was High Sheriff of Leicestershire
in 1820. Buszard was educated at Rugby School
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he was awarded BA 1st Class in Law and 12th senior optime in 1860, the Chancellor's medal for Legal Studies in 1863 and MA and LLM in 1863. He was calIed to Bar at Inner Temple
in 1862 and became QC
in 1877 and a Bencher of his Inn in 1880. Buszard was leader of the Midland Circuit for 31 years and was leading counsel to the Post Office on the Midland Circuit.
At the 1874 general election
, Buszard stood for Parliament
unsuccessfully in Stamford
. At the 1880 general election
, he was elected Liberal Member of Parliament
(MP) for Stamford and held the seat until 1885. At the 1885 general election
, when the borough constituency of Stamford was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act
and the name transferred to a new county division, Buszard stood in Rutland, where he was heavily defeated by the Conservative Party
candidate, and in 1886
he stood as a Liberal Unionist Party in Rugby
. Without a Conservative candidate, the election was a two-way contest between Buszard and the sitting Liberal MP Henry Peyton Cobb
, and Cobb held the seat with a majority of 6.4% over Buszard.
Buszard was Recorder of Derby from 1890 to 1899 and of Leicester in 1899. He was Deputy Chairman of the Quarter Sessions. It was noted that he was "A noted advocate with an unfailing gift for rhythmic language. As administrator of the Criminal Law was opposed to 'sickly humanitarianism and sentimentalism.'"
Buszard married Louisa Threlfall, second daughter of John Mayor Threlfall of Manchester in 1864 and had a family.
Queen's Counsel
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(13 July 1837 – 11 September 1921) was an English barrister and a Liberal
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 from 1880 to 1885.
Buszard was the eldest son of Marston Buszard MD of Lutterworth
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is a market town and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, north of Rugby, in Warwickshire and south of Leicester. It had a population of 8,293 in the 2001 UK census....
and his wife Sarah Catherine Clarke, eldest daughter of John Clarke of Peatling Hall who was High Sheriff of Leicestershire
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
in 1820. Buszard was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he was awarded BA 1st Class in Law and 12th senior optime in 1860, the Chancellor's medal for Legal Studies in 1863 and MA and LLM in 1863. He was calIed to Bar at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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in 1862 and became QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1877 and a Bencher of his Inn in 1880. Buszard was leader of the Midland Circuit for 31 years and was leading counsel to the Post Office on the Midland Circuit.
At the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, Buszard stood for Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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unsuccessfully in Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
. At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, he was elected Liberal Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Stamford and held the seat until 1885. At the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, when the borough constituency of Stamford was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
and the name transferred to a new county division, Buszard stood in Rutland, where he was heavily defeated by the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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candidate, and in 1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
he stood as a Liberal Unionist Party in Rugby
Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)
Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....
. Without a Conservative candidate, the election was a two-way contest between Buszard and the sitting Liberal MP Henry Peyton Cobb
Henry Peyton Cobb
Henry Peyton Cobb was an English banker, solicitor and Liberal politician.Cobb was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, the son of Timothy Rhodes Cobb and his wife Charlotte. His father was a partner the family girth-weaving business and in Cobbs' Bank in Banbury. His father was also a Unitarian and...
, and Cobb held the seat with a majority of 6.4% over Buszard.
Buszard was Recorder of Derby from 1890 to 1899 and of Leicester in 1899. He was Deputy Chairman of the Quarter Sessions. It was noted that he was "A noted advocate with an unfailing gift for rhythmic language. As administrator of the Criminal Law was opposed to 'sickly humanitarianism and sentimentalism.'"
Buszard married Louisa Threlfall, second daughter of John Mayor Threlfall of Manchester in 1864 and had a family.