Andrew Johnston (English politician)
Andrew Johnston (23 May 1835 – 28 February 1922) was a Liberal Party politician in England.[1][2]
Life
Johnston was the son of the abolitionist
Andrew junior was elected at the
Faced with a contest at the 1874 general election, Johnston was the lowest placed of four candidates, and both seats were won by Conservative Party candidates. He did not stand for Parliament again.[5]
Defeat in Parliament allowed him to concentrate on Essex affairs. He was appointed
In private life, Johnston married Charlotte Ann, the daughter of the Rev. George Trevalyan. They had one daughter, who died in childhood.[4] Johnston was a keen exponent of teetotalism, and founded the Wilfrid Lawson Temperance Hotel at Woodford, where he lived. He was a verderer of Epping Forest 1878–1887.
He died on 28 February 1922, and at his funeral service, the Bishop of Chelmsford said he was a "man who was what he appeared to be, and appeared to be what he was".[6]
The amplest account of his later life is to be found in Richard Morris, The Verderers and Courts of Waltham Forest in the County of Essex 1250-2000, Loughton 2004.
References
- ^ "Mr Andrew Johnston". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Clare Midgley, ‘Buxton , Priscilla (1808–1852)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2015 accessed 25 June 2017
- ^ a b Foster, J. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. p. 138.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "Andrew Johnston - County Tribute of Respect - Bishop's Eulogy". Essex Chronicle. No. 8217. 10 March 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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