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Latest revision as of 13:22, 23 September 2024

Benjamin Oliveira
Member of Parliament
for Pontefract
In office
8 July 1852 – 28 March 1857
Preceded byRichard Monckton Milnes
Beilby Lawley
Succeeded byRichard Monckton Milnes
William Wood
Personal details
Born1806
Died (aged 59)
London
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
Parent
  • Dominick Oliveira (father)
Residence(s)Upper Hyde Park Street, London

Benjamin Oliveira FRS FSA (1806 – 28 September 1865)[1] of Hyde Park Street, London was a British Whig politician.[2]

He was the son of Dominick Oliveira, a London merchant of Portuguese descent and spent much of his early life in Portugal. He then moved, by now well-to-do, to live in Hyde Park Street, London, where he took an interest in the development of railways, wrote a book about his travels and joined the Whig political party.[3]

Oliveira was first elected Whig MP for Pontefract in 1852, but was defeated at the next election in 1857.[4]

He was a member of the council of the Society of Arts and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.[5]

He died at his London home in 1865.

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. ^ "The General Elections". The Globe. 8 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Review, Volume 219. 1865. p. 658.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
18521857
With: Richard Monckton Milnes
Succeeded by