James Goodson (1818 – 14 May 1895)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician and railways director.
James Goodson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth | |
| In office 11 July 1865 – 11 November 1868 Serving with Edmund Lacon | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Lacon Henry Stracey |
| Succeeded by | Constituency disenfranchised |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1818 |
| Died | 14 May 1895 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Goodson was elected Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth at the 1865 general election and held the seat until 1868 until it was disenfranchised under the Reform Act 1867 for corruption.[3][4][1]
Between 1863 and 1866, Goodson was a chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and in February 1879, he became director of the Milford Docks Company.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr James Goodson
- ^ "Obituary". London Evening Standard. 17 May 1895. Retrieved 19 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
- ^ Chandler, Roy A; Edwards, John Richard, eds. (2013). British Audit Practice 1884-1900 (RLE Accounting): A Case Law Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 9781134664184. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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