Robert Hurst (1750 – 13 April 1843) was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for boroughs from 1806 to 1829.
Political career
At the 1802 general election, Hurst was elected to the House of Commons for two constituencies: Shaftesbury and Steyning. The result of the election in Shaftesbury was disputed, but once the dispute had been settled in his favour he chose to represent Shaftesbury, and did not sit for Steyning in the remainder of the Parliament.
At the 1806 general election he was returned again for Steyning, and held that seat until the 1812 general election, when he was elected as MP for Horsham, a seat which he held until 1829, when he resigned his seat by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.
Family
Hurst married in 1784 Maria Smith, daughter of Adam Smith: they had two sons and five daughters. The eldest son, Robert Henry Hurst, represented Horsham as a Radical.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Stooks Smith, page 556
- Stooks Smith, page 340
- "No. 18574". The London Gazette. 8 May 1829. p. 837.
- "Hurst, Robert (1750-1843), of Horsham Park, Suss., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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| Preceded byJames Martin Lloyd and John Henniker-Major |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1802–1803 With: James Martin Lloyd |
Succeeded byJames Martin Lloyd and Lord Ossulston |
| Preceded byWalter Boyd and Paul Benfield |
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury 1802–1806 With: Edward Loveden Loveden |
Succeeded byEdward Loveden Loveden and Home Riggs Popham |
| Preceded byLord Ossulston James Martin Lloyd |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1806–1812 With: James Martin Lloyd |
Succeeded bySir John Aubrey, Bt James Martin Lloyd |
| Preceded byJoseph Marryat and Henry Goulburn |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1812–1829 With: Arthur Leary Piggott 1812–1818 George Richard Phillips 1818–1820 Sir John Aubrey, Bt 1820–1826 Henry Fox 1826–1827 Nicholas Ridley-Colborne from 1826 |
Succeeded byNicholas Ridley-Colborne and The Earl of Arundel |
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