Samuel Rathbone Edge (22 May 1848 – 27 September 1936)[1] JP was a Liberal Party politician.[2][3]
Samuel Rathbone Edge | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| In office 26 August 1878 – 31 March 1880 Serving with William Shepherd Allen | |
| Preceded by | William Shepherd Allen Edmund Buckley |
| Succeeded by | William Shepherd Allen Charles Donaldson-Hudson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1848 Tunstall, Staffordshire |
| Died | 27 September 1936 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Eliza Marion Holden (m. 1888) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Edge was elected MP for the Newcastle-under-Lyme at a by-election in 1878. However, he lost the seat two years later at the 1880 general election.[4]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ "Samuel Rathbone, Edge". People of Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Samuel Rathbone Edge". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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