Robert John Bagshaw

Robert John Bagshaw
Member of Parliament
for Harwich
In office
9 December 1857 – 2 May 1859
Preceded byJohn Bagshaw
George Drought Warburton
Succeeded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
William Campbell
Personal details
Born31 December 1803
Died (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig

Robert John Bagshaw (31 December 1803 – 14 August 1878)[1] was a British Whig politician.

He was born the only son of John Bagshaw, MP for Harwich, who had developed the resort of Dovercourt, near Harwich. Robert continued the development of the town after his father's death in 1861.

After unsuccessfully contesting Great Yarmouth at a by-election in 1848,[2] Bagshaw was elected Whig MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of George Drought Warburton—and held the seat until the 1859 general election when he did not seek re-election.[3]

  1. ^ "Essex Standard". 24 August 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Scotsman". 8 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ 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.