Philip Pusey
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Philip Pusey (25 June 1799 – 9 July 1855) was a reforming agriculturalist, a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) and a friend and follower of Sir Robert Peel.
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Life
Pusey stood for election in Rye at a by-election in 1830 and was originally declared elected,[1][2] but following an election petition he was unseated by an order of the House of Commons[1] on 17 May 1830. He did not contest Rye at the 1830 general election, when he was elected as a Member for Chippenham.[3] He did not contest Chippenham at the 1831 election, and stood instead in Rye. After riots in the town hall, Pusey agreed to withdraw from the election in return for a guarantee from General De Lacy Evans to protect the peace of the town; Evans won the seat.[1]
Pusey was then returned at an uncontested by-election[4] in July 1831 for the borough of Cashel in Ireland,[5] and held that seat until the 1832 general election, when he stood unsuccessfully in Berkshire.[6] He was elected without a contest[6] for Berkshire at the 1835 general election,[7] and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1852 general election.[6] He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire in January 1831,[8] and was nominated as High Sheriff of Berkshire in November 1833[9] and again in November 1834.[10]
Succeeding to the Manor of Pusey in Berkshire in 1828, he built a reputation as a progressive and practical farmer. Disraeli called him "one of the most distinguished country gentlemen who ever sat in the House of Commons".[11] His most notable contribution to farming was the development of a system of using lush water-meadows to support large flocks of ewes and early-maturing lambs. He was an early advocate of the use of earthenware drainpipes for field drainage.[12] He was one of the founders of the Royal Agricultural Society, and was chairman of the agricultural implement section of the Great Exhibition of 1851. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, a writer on varied topics in the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society and the author of the hymn Lord of our Life and God of our Salvation.[13]
Family
The eldest son of Philip Bouverie-Pusey, Pusey was the elder brother of the churchman Edward Bouverie Pusey. He married Lady Emily Herbert, daughter of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, in 1822.[14]
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18661. p. . 5 March 1830.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18720. p. . 24 August 1830.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18828. p. . 26 July 1831.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19232. p. . 23 January 1835.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18814. p. . 17 June 1831.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19102. p. . 15 November 1833.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19210. p. . 14 November 1834.
- ↑ Victoria County History of Berkshire: Pusey
- ↑ Caird, J. (1852) English agriculture in 1850–51 pp 107–13, cited in the Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Oremus Hymnal
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Philip Pusey
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Rye 1830 With: Richard Arkwright |
Succeeded by De Lacy Evans Richard Arkwright |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1830 – 1831 With: Joseph Neeld |
Succeeded by Henry Boldero Joseph Neeld |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cashel 1831 – 1832 |
Succeeded by James Roe |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1835 – 1852 With: Robert Palmer 1832–59 John Walter 1832–37 Viscount Barrington 1837–57 |
Succeeded by George Vansittart Robert Palmer Viscount Barrington |
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- 1799 births
- 1855 deaths
- Tory members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary constituencies (1801–1922)
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Berkshire
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- English farmers
- People from Vale of White Horse (district)
- Deputy Lieutenants of Berkshire
- British agriculturalists