John Frederick Lees
John Frederick Lees | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Oldham | |
| In office 1835–1837 | |
| Preceded by | William Cobbett |
| Succeeded by | William Augustus Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 1867 (aged 57–58) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Party | Liberal Conservative |
| Relatives | Dame Sarah Lees |
| Residences | |
| Occupation | Politician |
John Frederick Lees (1809 – 1867)[1] was a British landowner and Liberal Conservative politician who represented Oldham in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Member of Parliament from 1835 to 1837.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Lees was the grandson of a cotton manufacturer,[2] a local mill-owner,[3] mine-owner,[4] and landowner: the Lord of the manor of Oldham[5] and an Oxford graduate,[6] but was dismissed as "a gentleman... qualified neither by age nor ability to fulfill the duties of a member of the imperial parliament" by the Manchester Times.[7] Hansard reports him to have made no speeches in Parliament during his term.[8]
Politics
[edit | edit source]Thanks to internal squabbles (principally over the desired relationship between the state and the Anglican church) amongst the Radicals of Oldham,[9] he was elected as a 'Liberal Conservative' at a by-election caused by the death of William Cobbett, narrowly defeating John Morgan Cobbett (Cobbett's son) after another Radical candidate (Feargus O'Connor) withdrew on the first morning of the poll.[10] Lees attributed his victory to the absence of the organised 'intimidation system' he claimed had been practiced in the previous contested election (that of 1832).[11] By the general election of 1837 the Radicals had regrouped, and Lees came bottom of the poll:[12] this he attributed to the return of intimidation and 'exclusive dealing'.[13]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- History of Parliament Online - LEES, John Frederick (1809-1867), of Werneth, Oldham, Lancs. (currently (Feb 2016) at 'preview' status - password protected)
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