Peter Rylands, M.P., Burnley, 1876 - 1887

Peter Rylands, M.P., Burnley, 1876 - 1887
Peter Rylands, M.P., Burnley, 1876 - 1887
Peter Rylands, M.P., Burnley, 1876 - 1887
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Peter Rylands, M.P., Burnley, 1876 - 1887
Burnley
Peter Rylands, Richard Shaw, John Slagg
18.1.1820 - 8 February 1887. In 1876, on the death of Richard Shaw, Burnley's first M.P., Peter Rylands, also a Liberal was elected having previously been M.P. for Warr, losing his seat in 1874. He came from Warrington where he was a wire manufacturer, active in local government. Re-elected in 1880 and 1885 as a Liberal, in 1886 when the Liberal party split over Home Rule, he stood as a Liberal Unionist and held the seat. On his death in 1887, the seat passed to John Slagg, Liberal.
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1885?
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