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William Forbes (MP)

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William Forbes
Member of Parliament
for Stirlingshire
In office
14 July 1841 – c. January 1855
Preceded byGeorge Abercromby
Succeeded byPeter Blackburn
In office
17 January 1835 – 30 April 1838
Preceded byCharles Elphinstone Fleeming
Succeeded byGeorge Abercromby
Personal details
Born1806
Diedc. January 1855
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

William Forbes (1806 – c. January 1855)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Forbes was elected Conservative MP for Stirlingshire at the 1835 general election. However, after winning the seat again at the 1837 general election, he was unseated on petition in favour of George Abercromby in 1838, after at least one vote had been wrongly ascribed to the wrong candidate.[2] He later regained the seat, at the 1841 general election, and held it until his death in 1855.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Domestic Intelligence". Fife Herald. 3 May 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 605. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire
1835–1838
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire
1841–1855
Succeeded by