Howard Spensley
Howard Spensley (1834 – 8 August 1902) was an Australian lawyer and politician and a British Liberal politician.[1]
Spensley was the son of William Spensley of Edmonton,
Victoria and in 1871 was elected a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Portland.[1] He was Solicitor-General of Victoria from 1871 to 1873,[2][3] and Commissioner for Victoria to the London Exhibition of 1873. He married Martha Staughton from Exford, Victoria in 1868.[1]
He returned to England, where he was
Agent General for Victoria in London.[4]
In the 1885 general election, Spensley was elected Member of Parliament for Finsbury Central but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.[1]
He died at his residence Earl's Court Square, South Kensington in 1902, aged 69.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary". The Times. 11 August 1902. p. 17.
- ^ "Appointment Solicitor-General Howard Spensley MLA". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 19 June 1871. p. 1871:969.
- ^ "Howard Spensley". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
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