John Blencowe

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John Blencowe
MP
Member of Parliament
for Lewes
In office
16 January 1860 – 13 July 1865
Serving with Henry Brand
Preceded by Henry FitzRoy
Henry Brand
Succeeded by Henry Brand
Walter Pelham
Personal details
Born 28 February 1817
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Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Frances Campion (m. 1857)
Parents Robert Willis Blencowe
Charlotte Elizabeth Poole

John George Blencowe (28 February 1817 – 28 April 1900)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]

Family

Blencowe was the son of Robert Willis Blencowe and Charlotte Elizabeth Poole.[3] He married Frances Campion, daughter of William John Campion (the younger) and Frances Read Kemp, in July 1857. Together they had eight children:[2]

  • Robert Campion Blencowe (1858–1905)
  • John Ingham Blencowe (born 1860)
  • William Poole Blencowe (1869–1900)
  • Florence Charlotte Blencowe (1859–1944)
  • Harriet Blencowe (1862–1943)
  • Frances Isabel Blencowe (born 1864)
  • Mary Blencowe (born 1865)
  • Elizabeth Penelope Blencowe (born 1867)

Political career

He was elected MP for Lewes at a by-election in 1860 but stood down at the next election in 1865.[4]

Other activities

Blencowe was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex.[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes
18601865
With: Henry Brand
Succeeded by
Henry Brand
Walter Pelham


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