John Foster Barham
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. He lived at Stockbridge House in Hampshire, and Appleby Castle in Westmorland. He stood in the 1831 UK general election in Stockbridge for the Whigs, 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, and Barham instead stood in Westmorland, but was not elected. He 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
- ^ a b c "John Foster Barham". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. University College London. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 21. ISBN 0855272198.