John Foster Barham
John Foster Barham (1799 – 22 May 1838[1]) was a British politician.
Barham was the eldest son of Joseph Foster Barham, Member of Parliament for Stockbridge.[1] He lived at Stockbridge House in Hampshire, and Appleby Castle in Westmorland.[2]
At the
1820 UK general election, Barham was elected for the Whigs in Stockbridge, alongside his father. He seldom attended Parliament, and spent time running his father's Mesopotamia Estate in Jamaica, on which the family owned slaves.[3]
Barham stood down from Parliament at the
1831, describing himself as a reformer, and winning the seat. In Parliament, he argued in favour of reducing the maximum period between general elections.[2]
Barham inherited his father's estates in 1832, including the Mesopotamia Estate in
1832 UK general election, Stockbridge was disenfranchised, something which Barham opposed but did not vote against. He instead stood in Westmorland, but was not elected.[3] In 1834/1835, he served as High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire.[3]
Barham next stood in the
1837 UK general election. He died the following year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "John Foster Barham". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. University College London. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ a b c "FOSTER BARHAM, John (1799-1838), of Trecwn, Pemb. and Stockbridge, Hants". History of Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2023.