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'''Beriah Botfield''' (5 March 1807 – 7 August 1863)<ref>{{rayment-hc|l|4}}</ref> <small>[[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]]</small>, of [[Hopton Court]], [[Shropshire]], was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. |
'''Beriah Botfield''' (5 March 1807 – 7 August 1863)<ref>{{rayment-hc|l|4}}</ref> <small>[[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]]</small>, of [[Hopton Court]], [[Shropshire]], was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. |
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He was born in Earl's Ditton, Shropshire and educated at [[Harrow School]]. |
He was born in Earl's Ditton, Shropshire and educated at [[Harrow School]]. He inherited the extensive family coal mining and ironmaking business based in Shropshire. |
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He was elected at a by-election in 1840 as a [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]], and held the sat until his defeat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1847|1847 general election]].<ref name="craig1832-1885">{{cite book |
He was elected at a by-election in 1840 as a [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]], and held the sat until his defeat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1847|1847 general election]].<ref name="craig1832-1885">{{cite book |
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He was married to Isabella Leighton (d. 7 April 1911),{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} daughter of [[Sir Baldwin Leighton, 8th Baronet]], and wife, who later married [[Alfred Seymour, of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, and of Trent]], Member of Parliament and [[Justice of the Peace]] (1824–1888). |
He was married to Isabella Leighton (d. 7 April 1911),{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} daughter of [[Sir Baldwin Leighton, 8th Baronet]], and wife, who later married [[Alfred Seymour, of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, and of Trent]], Member of Parliament and [[Justice of the Peace]] (1824–1888). |
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He was well known bibliographer who set up a private printing press at his home in Norton Hall, Northamptonshire. |
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In 1858, he erected a stone cross on Shadwell Hill, near the [[Wales–England border]], to commemorate a [[pedlar]] named William Cantlin who was robbed and murdered there in 1691.<ref>[[The cantlin stone|The Cantlin Stone]]</ref> |
In 1858, he erected a stone cross on Shadwell Hill, near the [[Wales–England border]], to commemorate a [[pedlar]] named William Cantlin who was robbed and murdered there in 1691.<ref>[[The cantlin stone|The Cantlin Stone]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:36, 18 December 2010
Beriah Botfield (5 March 1807 – 7 August 1863)[1] MP, of Hopton Court, Shropshire, was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was born in Earl's Ditton, Shropshire and educated at Harrow School. He inherited the extensive family coal mining and ironmaking business based in Shropshire.
He was elected at a by-election in 1840 as a Member of Parliament for Ludlow, and held the sat until his defeat at the 1847 general election.[2] He was reelected in 1857 for the same constituency and served to 1863.
He was married to Isabella Leighton (d. 7 April 1911),[citation needed] daughter of Sir Baldwin Leighton, 8th Baronet, and wife, who later married Alfred Seymour, of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, and of Trent, Member of Parliament and Justice of the Peace (1824–1888).
He was well known bibliographer who set up a private printing press at his home in Norton Hall, Northamptonshire.
In 1858, he erected a stone cross on Shadwell Hill, near the Wales–England border, to commemorate a pedlar named William Cantlin who was robbed and murdered there in 1691.[3]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 193. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ The Cantlin Stone
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