Edward Divett

Edward Divett (1797 – 25 July 1864[1]) was a British Liberal and Radical politician.[2][3]

Edward Divett
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
12 December 1832  25 July 1864
Preceded byJames Wentworth Buller
Lewis William Buck
Succeeded byRichard Gard
Edward Courtenay
Personal details
Born1797
Died25 July 1864(1864-07-25) (aged 66–67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Radical

Divett was elected Radical MP for Exeter at the 1832 general election and held the seat until his death in 1864.[4]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. p. 72. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 156. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Wentworth Buller
Lewis William Buck
Member of Parliament for Exeter
1832–1864
With: Richard Gard (1857–1864)
John Duckworth (18451857)
William Webb Follett (18351845)
James Wentworth Buller (18321835)
Succeeded by
Richard Gard
Edward Courtenay


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