Benjamin Wood (MP)

Benjamin Wood (1787 – 13 August 1845)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4]

Benjamin Wood
Member of Parliament
for Southwark
In office
24 January 1840  13 August 1845
Serving with John Humphery
Preceded byDaniel Whittle Harvey
John Humphery
Succeeded byWilliam Molesworth
John Humphery
Personal details
Born1787
Died13 August 1845(1845-08-13) (aged 57–58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig

Wood became a Whig MP for Southwark at a by-election in 1840—caused by the resignation of Daniel Whittle Harvey—and held the seat until his death in 1845.[4][5]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (30 April 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Southwark". Dublin Morning Register. 27 January 1840. p. 2. Retrieved 23 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Southwark Election". Cambridge Independent Press. 25 January 1840. p. 2. Retrieved 23 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 70–72. Retrieved 23 October 2018 via Google Books.
  5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Daniel Whittle Harvey
John Humphery
Member of Parliament for Southwark
1840–1845
With: John Humphery
Succeeded by
John Humphery
William Molesworth
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