James Platt | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:James_Platt_Bellin.png) Platt's Tomb in Chadderton Cemetery, Oldham | |
| Member of Parliament for Oldham | |
| In office 31 March 1857 – 27 August 1857 Serving with John Morgan Cobbett | |
| Preceded by | John Morgan Cobbett William Johnson Fox |
| Succeeded by | John Morgan Cobbett William Johnson Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 |
| Died | (aged 34) Ashway Gap, Oldham |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Chadderton Cemetery, Oldham |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Radical |
James Platt (1823 – 27 August 1857)[1] was a British Radical politician and manufacturer.[2][3]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- ^ Rix, Kathryn (27 August 2015). "MP of the Month: the untimely death of James Platt, MP for Oldham (1823–57)". The Victorian Commons. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "The General Election". Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. 15 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.