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1876 South Shropshire by-election

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The 1876 South Shropshire by-election was fought on 3 November 1876. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Percy Egerton Herbert. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate John Edmund Severne.[2]

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  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 449.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs