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'''John Foster Barham''' (1799 – 22 May 1838<ref name="slavery">{{cite web |title=John Foster Barham |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17690 |website=Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery |publisher=University College London |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>) was a British politician. |
'''John Foster Barham''' (1799 – 22 May 1838<ref name="slavery">{{cite web |title=John Foster Barham |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17690 |website=Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery |publisher=University College London |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>) was a British politician. |
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Barham was the eldest son of Joseph Foster Barham, Member of Parliament for [[Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockbridge]]. He lived at Stockbridge House in Hampshire, and [[Appleby Castle]] in Westmorland |
Barham was the eldest son of Joseph Foster Barham, Member of Parliament for [[Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockbridge]].<ref name="slavery" /> He lived at Stockbridge House in Hampshire, and [[Appleby Castle]] in Westmorland.<ref name="stenton">{{cite book |last1=Stenton |first1=Michael |title=Who's Who of British Members of Parliament |volume=1 |date=1976 |publisher=Harvester Press |location=Hassocks |isbn=0855272198 |page=21}}</ref> |
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At the [[1820 UK general election]], Barham was elected for the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whigs]] in Stockbridge, alongside his father. He seldom attended Parliament, and spent time running his father's Mesopotamia Estate in [[Jamaica]], on which the family owned slaves.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=FOSTER BARHAM, John (1799-1838), of Trecwn, Pemb. and Stockbridge, Hants. |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/foster-barham-john-1799-1838 |website=History of Parliament |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Barham inherited his father's estates in 1832, including the Mesopotamia Estate in [[Jamaica]].<ref name="slavery" /> |
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Barham stood down from Parliament at the [[1826 UK general election]], as his father had fallen out with the seat's new patron. His father attempted to secure him a seat in [[Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)|Appleby]], but this was unsuccessful. At the [[1830 UK general election]], he stood in Stockbridge again, this time in support of the [[Tories (British political party)|Tories]], but was defeated. He stood again in [[1831 UK general election|1831]], describing himself as a reformer, and winning the seat. In Parliament, he argued in favour of reducing the maximum period between general elections.<ref name="stenton" /> |
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Barham inherited his father's estates in 1832, including the Mesopotamia Estate in [[Jamaica]].<ref name="slavery" /> At the [[1832 UK general election]], Stockbridge was disenfranchised, something which Barham opposed but did not vote against. He instead stood in [[Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency)|Westmorland]], but was not elected.<ref name="history" /> In 1834/1835, he served as [[High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire]].<ref name="history" /> |
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Barham next stood in the [[1834 Kendal by-election]], which he won, and he held the seat at the [[1835 UK general election]].<ref name="stenton" /> By 1836, he was in poor health, and in March 1837 he was certified as being of unsound mind, leading to him not standing in the [[1837 UK general election]]. He died the following year.<ref name="slavery" /> |
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| title = Member of Parliament for [[Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockbridge]] |
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| years = [[1820 United Kingdom general election|1820]] – [[1826 United Kingdom general election|1826]] |
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| before = [[Joseph Foster Barham]]|before2=[[George de Hochepied, 6th Baron de Hochepied|George de Hochepied]] |
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| with= [[Joseph Foster Barham]] (1820–1822)|with2=[[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Edward Smith-Stanley]] (1822–1826) |
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| after = [[Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)|Thomas Grosvenor]]|after2=[[George Wilbraham]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 25 March 2024
John Foster Barham (1799 – 22 May 1838[1]) was a British politician.
Barham was the eldest son of Joseph Foster Barham, Member of Parliament for Stockbridge.[1] He lived at Stockbridge House in Hampshire, and Appleby Castle in Westmorland.[2]
At the 1820 UK general election, Barham was elected for the Whigs in Stockbridge, alongside his father. He seldom attended Parliament, and spent time running his father's Mesopotamia Estate in Jamaica, on which the family owned slaves.[3]
Barham stood down from Parliament at the 1826 UK general election, as his father had fallen out with the seat's new patron. His father attempted to secure him a seat in Appleby, but this was unsuccessful. At the 1830 UK general election, he stood in Stockbridge again, this time in support of the Tories, but was defeated. He stood again in 1831, describing himself as a reformer, and winning the seat. In Parliament, he argued in favour of reducing the maximum period between general elections.[2]
Barham inherited his father's estates in 1832, including the Mesopotamia Estate in Jamaica.[1] At the 1832 UK general election, Stockbridge was disenfranchised, something which Barham opposed but did not vote against. He instead stood in Westmorland, but was not elected.[3] In 1834/1835, he served as High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire.[3]
Barham next stood in the 1834 Kendal by-election, which he won, and he held the seat at the 1835 UK general election.[2] By 1836, he was in poor health, and in March 1837 he was certified as being of unsound mind, leading to him not standing in the 1837 UK general election. He died the following year.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "John Foster Barham". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. University College London. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 21. ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ a b c "FOSTER BARHAM, John (1799-1838), of Trecwn, Pemb. and Stockbridge, Hants". History of Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2023.