John Blencowe | |
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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 |
Died | 28 April 1900 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Frances Campion (m. 1857) |
Parent(s) | Robert Willis Blencowe Charlotte Elizabeth Poole |
John George Blencowe (28 February 1817 – 28 April 1900)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]
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]
He was elected MP for Lewes at a by-election in 1860 but stood down at the next election in 1865.[4]
Blencowe was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex.[2]