John Wawn
Member of Parliament
for South Shields
In office
30 June 1841 – 7 July 1852
Preceded byRobert Ingham
Succeeded byRobert Ingham
Personal details
Born1801
Died (aged 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Radical

John Twizell Wawn (1801 – 21 September 1859)[1] was a British Liberal and Radical politician.[2][3][4][5]

Wawn was first elected Radical MP for South Shields in 1841 and held the seat until he stood down at the 1852 general election. Although he attempted to regain the seat at the 1859 general election as a Liberal, he was unsuccessful.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (30 April 2018). "THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections; Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 (Second ed.). London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. p. 143. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Examiner: A Weekly Paper on Politics, Literature, Music and the Fine Arts. 1841. p. 425. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "South Shields". Coventry Standard. 9 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "General Election". London Evening Standard. 1841. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ 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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