John Payne Elwes

John Payne Elwes (13 May 1798 – 1849) was a British politician.

Elwes lived at Stoke College in Suffolk, and later at Grove House in Essex. He became a magistrate for Suffolk and Essex, and in 1826 served as High Sheriff of Suffolk. He stood in the 1835 North Essex by-election for the Conservative Party, winning the seat. However, he stood down at the 1837 UK general election.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Burke, John (1850). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1. Henry Colburn.
^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 92. ISBN 0855272198.

Civic offices
Preceded by Henry Bunbury	High Sheriff of Suffolk 1826	Succeeded by John Francis Leathes
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Baring John Tyrell	Member of Parliament for North Essex 1835–1837 With: John Tyrell	Succeeded by Charles Gray Round John Tyrell