James Henry Deakin (politician, born 1823)

James Henry Deakin
MP
Member of Parliament
for Launceston
In office
9 February 1874 – 6 May 1874
Preceded byHenry Lopes
Succeeded byJames Henry Deakin (junior)
Personal details
Born2 March 1823
Died23 September 1880(1880-09-23) (aged 57)
Moseley Park, Cheadle, Cheshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Colonel James Henry Deakin (2 March 1823 – 23 September 1880)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician and brewer.

He was elected MP for Launceston in the 1874 general election but was unseated just under three months later after an election petition, owing to corruption, including allowing his tenants to "kill rabbits the eve of the election", causing a by-election.[3] His son James Henry Deakin (junior) was elected in his place at the ensuing by-election.[4]

In 1871, Deakin bought the Werrington manor from Wicklow MP William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick, selling off much of the land and properties of the estate. In 1882, the manor and its lands were then purchased by John Charles Williams.[5]

Deakin was an Honorary Colonel of the 33rd Lancashire Volunteers.[2]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b Obituary Notices for the Year 1880. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1882. p. 26. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "The Launceston Election Petition". Bolton Evening News. 6 June 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  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.
  5. ^ "The history of Werrington and its parish near Launceston". Launceston Then!. Retrieved 21 February 2018.