Cuthbert Ellison (Newcastle MP): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 19:56, 25 March 2012

Cuthbert Ellison (12 July 1783 – 13 June 1860)^[1] was a British Whig politician.

He was born the son of Henry Ellison in Hebburn, co Durham and inherited his father's estate in 1795, aged 12 ^[2]. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge.^[3] He became a Gateshead borough holder in 1809, governor of the Gateshead Dispensary in 1839, and president in 1841. He was appointed High Sheriff of Durham in 1828. ^[2]

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne at the 1812 general election and held the seat until he stood down at the 1830 general election.^[4] His generous contributions helped fund Gateshead buildings such as Trinity Chapel and St Mary’s Church amongst other charitable donations. He lived in Gateshead Park (Park House) until 1825 when he moved to Hebburn Hall. He died in London in 1860.^[3]

Family

His daughter Sarah Caroline, married Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne.^{[citation needed]} Another daughter, Isabella Caroline, married George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
^ ^a ^b Burke, John. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain. p. 77. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Google Books
^ ^a ^b "Ellison, Cuthbert (ELY801C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 246. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cuthbert Ellison
"SHIPPING INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY.", speech made in the Commons on 7th May 1827
Gateshead Council
"A Short History of Gateshead". © Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, 1998

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Bt Charles John Brandling	Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne 1812 – 1830 With: Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Bt	Succeeded by John Hodgson Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Bt

Template:Persondata

This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (since 1801) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)

[GHH-2] Burke, John. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain. p. 77. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Google Books

[Venn-3] "Ellison, Cuthbert (ELY801C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[stooks-smith-4] Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 246. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 '''Cuthbert Ellison''' (12 July 1783 – 13 June 1860)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|m|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a British [[Whig (British political party)|Whig]] politician.
-He inherited his father's estate aged 15. He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]].<ref name=Venn>{{Venn|id=ELY801C|name=Ellison, Cuthbert}}</ref> He became a [[Gateshead]] borough holder in 1809, governor of the Gateshead Dispensary in 1839, and president in 1841.
+He was born the son of Henry Ellison in Hebburn, co Durham and inherited his father's estate in 1795, aged 12 <ref name = GHH> {{cite book| title = A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain|first = John|last = Burke|page =77|accessdate = 2012-03-25}} Google Books </ref>. He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]].<ref name=Venn>{{Venn|id=ELY801C|name=Ellison, Cuthbert}}</ref> He became a [[Gateshead]] borough holder in 1809, governor of the Gateshead Dispensary in 1839, and president in 1841. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Durham]]
+in 1828. <ref name = GHH/>
-He was elect as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Newcastle upon Tyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]] and held the seat until he stood down at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1830|1830 general election]].<ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book
+He was elected as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Newcastle upon Tyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]] and held the seat until he stood down at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1830|1830 general election]].<ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book
  |last=Stooks Smith
  |first=Henry.
@@ Line 56: / Line 57: @@
 [[Category:1783 births]]
 [[Category:1860 deaths]]
+[[Category:People from Hebburn]]
+[[Category:People from Gateshead]]
 [[Category:Old Harrovians]]
 [[Category:Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge]]
 [[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies]]
-[[Category:People from Gateshead]]
 [[Category:UK MPs 1812–1818]]
 [[Category:UK MPs 1818–1820]]
@@ Line 65: / Line 67: @@
 [[Category:UK MPs 1826–1830]]
 [[Category:Whig (British political party) MPs]]
+[[Category:High Sheriffs of Durham]]
 {{UK-MP-stub}}