Frederick Calvert (MP)

Frederick Calvert
QC
Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
In office
27 December 1850 – 3 April 1851
Serving with Quintin Dick
Preceded byQuintin Dick
George Nugent-Grenville
Succeeded byQuintin Dick
Richard Bethell
Personal details
Born9 June 1806
Died6 June 1891(1891-06-06) (aged 84)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Lucy Caroline Herbert
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(m. 1865)​
Parent(s)Harry Calvert
Caroline Hammersley
RelativesHarry Verney (brother)

Frederick Calvert QC (9 June 1806 – 6 June 1891)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2]

Early life and family

Born 1806, Calvert was the second son of British general Harry Calvert and Caroline (née Hammersley), and the younger brother Harry Verney, Buckingham MP. He was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1831, and later made a Queen's Counsel. He married Lucy Caroline Herbert, daughter of Tory politician Edward Herbert and Lucy (née Graham) in 1865; they had no children.[3][2]

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Merton College, Oxford,[4] where he was a president of the United Debating Society.[5]

Political career

Calvert was elected Whig MP for Aylesbury at a by-election in 1850, caused by the death of George Nugent-Grenville. However, he was unseated just a few months into the role after a petition-led inquiry found evidence of treating and bribery.[6][7][3][2]

During his life, Calvert was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part c)
  2. ^ a b c d "Frederick Calvert". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Wiebe, M. G.; Conacher, J. B.; Matthews, John; Millar, Mary S, eds. (1993). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851. London: University of Toronto Press. p. 395. ISBN 0802029272. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Calvert, Frederick", Alumni Oxonienses, p. 211
  5. ^ Hollis, Christopher (1965). The Oxford Union. Evans.
  6. ^ "Latest News". Leamington Spa Courier. 5 April 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
1850–1851
With: Quintin Dick 		Succeeded by