Sir John Middlemore, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Throgmorton Middlemore, 1st Baronet (9 June 1844 - 17 October 1925) was an English Liberal Unionist
politician who served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Birmingham North
.
He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election
in 1899 following the resignation
of the sitting Birmingham North MP, William Kenrick
. Middlemore held the seat until constituency was abolished at the 1918
, and did not stand for election again.
He was made a Baronet
on 27 May 1919, of Selly Oak
, Worcestershire. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet.
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
politician who served as 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 Birmingham North
Birmingham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham North was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
.
He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1899 following the resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
of the sitting Birmingham North MP, William Kenrick
William Kenrick (MP)
William Kenrick was an English iron founder and hardware manufacturer. He was a Liberal politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1899....
. Middlemore held the seat until constituency was abolished at the 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, and did not stand for election again.
He was made a Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
on 27 May 1919, of Selly Oak
Selly Oak
Selly Oak is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb is bordered by Bournbrook and Selly Park to the north-east, Edgbaston and Harborne to the north, Weoley Castle and Weoley Hill to the west, and Bournville to the south...
, Worcestershire. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet.