James Pilkington (politician)
James Pilkington | |
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 Portrait, c. 1850s | |
| Member of Parliament for Blackburn | |
| In office 29 July 1847 – 6 July 1865 Serving with
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| Preceded by | William Feilden |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Feilden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1804 |
| Died | 17 February 1890 (aged 85) Swinithwaite Hall, Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | |
| Spouse |
Mary Jane Skaife
(m. 1831; died 1865) |
| Occupation |
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James Pilkington JP DL (29 August 1804 – 17 February 1890)[1] was a British merchant, cotton manufacturer, and Liberal Party[2] politician.
He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1847–1865 and was also Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.[3][4][3]
His assault during a robbery in July 1862 was widely covered in the London press and led to a second London garrotting panic that would last until the start of 1863.[5]
Attack and robbery[edit]
Pilkington was robbed by thieves in 1862 in Westminster and garrotted. He received head and neck injuries that left scars.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 49. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 151. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ Sindall 1987, p. 356
- ^ Burke, Janet (6 October 2022). "James Pilkington Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1847-1865". Cottontown.org. Blackburn with Darwen Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Bibliography[edit]
- Sindall, R. (1987). "The London Garotting Panics of 1856 and 1862". Social History. 12 (3): 351–359. doi:10.1080/03071028708567694. ISSN 0307-1022. JSTOR 4285629.
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