Robert Baynes Armstrong

Robert Baynes Armstrong (1785 – 15 January 1869)[1] was a British Radical politician.[2][3][4][5]

Robert Baynes Amstrong
Member of Parliament
for Lancaster
In office
9 March 1848 – 21 February 1853
Serving with Samuel Gregson (1852–1853)
Thomas Greene (1848–1852)
Preceded bySamuel Gregson
Thomas Greene
Succeeded bySamuel Gregson
Thomas Greene
Personal details
Born1785
Died (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Political partyRadical

Armstrong was elected Radical MP for Lancaster at a 1848—caused by the unseating of Samuel Gregson due to bribery—and held the seat until 1853, when his win at the 1852 general election was too declared void due to corruption and bribery.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. "The Elections". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 10 July 1852. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Lancaster Gazette". 4 March 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Lancaster Election". Morning Post. 10 March 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Hawkins, Angus (2007). "Conservative Schism: 1846–1848". The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby — Volume I: Ascent, 1799–1851. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-19-920440-3. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "Wednesday's and Thursday's Posts". Salisbury and Winchester Journal. 4 March 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "The Lancaster Election". The Scotsman. 16 April 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 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.


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