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'''Benjamin Oliveira''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]] (1806 – 28 September 1865)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|p|2|date=December 2017|accessdate=30 June 2018}}</ref> of Hyde Park Street, London was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician.<ref>{{cite news |title=The General Elections |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001652/18520708/043/0004 |accessdate=30 June 2018 |work=[[The Globe (London newspaper)|The Globe]] |date=8 July 1852 |page=4 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
'''Benjamin Oliveira''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]] (1806 – 28 September 1865)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|p|2|date=December 2017|accessdate=30 June 2018}}</ref> of Hyde Park Street, London was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician.<ref>{{cite news |title=The General Elections |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001652/18520708/043/0004 |accessdate=30 June 2018 |work=[[The Globe (London newspaper)|The Globe]] |date=8 July 1852 |page=4 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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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.<ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Review, Volume 219|page=658|year=1865}}</ref> |
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Oliveira was first elected Whig MP for [[Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontefract]] in [[1852 United Kingdom general election|1852]], but was defeated at the [[1857 United Kingdom general election|next election in 1857]].<ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}</ref> |
Oliveira was first elected Whig MP for [[Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontefract]] in [[1852 United Kingdom general election|1852]], but was defeated at the [[1857 United Kingdom general election|next election in 1857]].<ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}</ref> |
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He was a member of the council of the [[Society of Arts]] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835. |
He was a member of the council of the [[Society of Arts]] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27oliveira%27%29|title=Fellow Details|publisher=Royal Society|accessdate= 12 July 2019}}</ref> |
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He died at his London home in 1865. |
He died at his London home in 1865. |
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Revision as of 15:41, 9 April 2022
Benjamin Oliveira FRS, FSA | |
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| Member of Parliament for Pontefract | |
| In office 8 July 1852 – 28 March 1857 Serving with Richard Monckton Milnes | |
| Preceded by | Richard Monckton Milnes Beilby Lawley |
| Succeeded by | Richard Monckton Milnes William Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1806 |
| Died | (aged 59) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| 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
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ "The General Elections". The Globe. 8 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Review, Volume 219. 1865. p. 658.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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