John Halcomb

John Halcomb (later Halcombe, 1790 – 3 November 1852)[1] was an English serjeant-at-law, and a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover between 1833 and 1835.[2] Of several written works, his most significant was A Practical Treatise of Passing Private Bills through both Houses of Parliament (1836).

Halcomb, who was later known as Halcombe, married Margaret Birch. Their fifth child, Arthur Halcombe, went to New Zealand as an immigration agent under William Fox.[3] The daughter of his brother William, Sarah Holcomb, was the wife of William Fox.[4]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 113. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. Swainson, G. M. "Arthur William Follett Halcombe". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. Sinclair, Keith; Dalziel, Raewyn. "Fox, William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


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