Frederick Polhill

Frederick Polhill (2 July 1798 – 20 September 1848)[1] was a British Conservative and Tory politician.[2]

Frederick Polhill
Member of Parliament for Bedford
In office 8 January 1835 – 3 August 1847 Serving with Henry Stuart (1841–1847) Samuel Crawley (1838–1841) Henry Stuart (1837–1838) Samuel Crawley (1835–1837)
Preceded by	William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley
Succeeded by	Henry Stuart Harry Verney
In office 2 August 1830 – 13 December 1832 Serving with William Henry Whitbread
Preceded by	George Russell William Henry Whitbread
Succeeded by	William Henry Whitbread Samuel Crawley
Personal details
Born	2 July 1798
Died	20 September 1848 (aged 50)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative/Tory

Polhill first became a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford at the 1830 general election, and held the seat until the 1832 general election when he was defeated. He returned to the seat at the 1835 general election as a Conservative and held it until 1847, when he was again defeated.[3][2]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 2–4, 20. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Frederick Polhill