Edward Divett

Edward Divett
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
12 December 1832 – 25 July 1864
Preceded byJames Wentworth Buller
Lewis William Buck
Succeeded byRichard Gard
Edward Courtenay
Personal details
Born1797
Died25 July 1864(1864-07-25) (aged 66–67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Radical

Edward Divett (1797 – 25 July 1864[1]) was a British Liberal and Radical politician.[2][3]

Divett was elected Radical MP for Exeter at the 1832 general election and held the seat until his death in 1864.[4]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. p. 72. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 156. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ 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.