Summers Harford
Member of Parliament
for Lewes
In office
30 June 1841 – 21 March 1842
Serving with Howard Elphinstone
Preceded byHenry FitzRoy
George West
Succeeded byHenry FitzRoy
Howard Elphinstone
Personal details
Born1795
Died2 June 1873(1873-06-02) (aged 77–78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyRadical

Summers Harford (1795 – 2 June 1873)[1] was a British Radical politician.[2][3]

Harford was elected a Radical Member of Parliament for Lewes at the 1841 general election, but was the next year unseated, upon an election petition, due to bribery and corruption.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "General Election". Morning Post. 26 June 1841. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "UK Parliamentary Elections 1832–1895". Brighton History. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ^ "Election Petitions". The Examiner. 19 March 1842. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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