John Ayshford Wise (1810 – 9 September 1865)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2]

John Ayshford Wise
Member of Parliament
for Stafford
In office
8 July 1852 – 30 August 1860
Preceded byDavid Urquhart
Thomas Sidney
Succeeded byThomas Sidney
Thomas Salt
Personal details
Born1810
Died (aged 55)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Wise was first elected Whig MP for Stafford at the 1852 general election and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1860, when he resigned by becoming Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (30 April 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Staffordshire Advertiser". 24 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 14 July 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. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stafford
18521860
With: Thomas Salt (18591860)
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (18571859)
Arthur Otway (18521857)
Succeeded by