George Arkwright

George Arkwright (20 August 1807 – 5 February 1856) was an English Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 1842 until his death in 1856.^[1]

Arkwright was born in Bakewell, Derbyshire, the great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving his B.A. in 1830 and his M.A. in 1833.^[2] He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1833. At the 1837 general election Arkwright stood unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament from Northern Derbyshire,^[3] but he was elected unopposed in Leominster at a by-election in February 1842.^[1] He died aged 48 in Piccadilly.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [First published 1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 181. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ "Arkwright, George (ARKT826G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Craig 1989, p. 372.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Wigram Charles Greenaway	Member of Parliament for Leominster 1842–1856 With: Charles Greenaway to 1845 Sir Henry Barkly 1845–1849 Frederick Peel 1849–1852 John George Phillimore from 1842	Succeeded by Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy John George Phillimore