111:
who died in 1868 and
Leatham won the ensuing by-election with a large majority over Serjeant Sleigh, and held the seat until his retirement in 1886. He supported disestablishment of the Church, undenominational education and was opposed to Home Rule.
165:
Leatham was twice married. He first married a sister of Bright, Mary Jane Fowler of
Melksham in 1851. Following her death, he married a daughter of Rev. John Constable, and she survived him. His eldest son was A. W. Leatham.
104:, Frank Crossley, Baines and others were present. In 1861 he instituted the Huddersfield College Prize Medals for history and English declamation which were awarded for the two subjects in alternate years.
96:
General
Election, winning the representation from Edward Akroyd, "whose Liberalism was of a more Whiggish type" and there was an attempt to unseat him. His victory was celebrated at a banquet at which
65:
455:
480:
382:
351:
89:
150:
in 1858. His politics was heavily influenced by his brother-in-law Bright's ideas. For example, Leatham introduced the bill that would become the
61:
378:
347:
29:
93:
450:
331:
412:
258:, A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11: Bisley and Longtree Hundreds (1976), pp. 49-52. Date accessed: 2 March 2009
140:
475:
470:
465:
460:
288:
73:
300:
132:
41:
57:
322:
445:
440:
124:
422:
243:
274:
26:
128:
56:
community in
Yorkshire, one of which had been imprisoned for her religious views. His brother
269:
254:
392:
371:
361:
151:
136:
120:
108:
76:, graduating BA in 1848 and MA in 1851 with a distinction which led to his election as a
101:
434:
340:
208:
97:
69:
45:
68:, and his sister Margaret Elizabeth Leatham married the liberal statesman
116:
48:, by his wife Margaret Walker, daughter and heiress of Joshua Walker, of
317:
157:
Leatham died at his residence at
Miserden, on 6 February 1900 aged 71.
23:
77:
53:
49:
289:
LEAVE. FIRST READING. House of
Commons Debates, MR. LEATHAM
233:. No. 36060. London. 8 February 1900. p. 6.
301:
SECOND READING. House of
Commons Debate, MR. LEATHAM
146:
He was a scholar and published a historical romance
148:Charmione: A Tale of the Great Athenian Revolution
456:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
211:Biographical Sketches of the Worthies of Leeds
323:contributions in Parliament by Edward Leatham
8:
327:
291:, 14 February 1870 vol 199 cc268-84 § 268
22:(2 August 1828 – 6 February 1900) was an
224:
222:
220:
52:. The family was part of an influential
175:
7:
303:, 16 March 1870 vol 200 cc10-60 § 10
189:
187:
185:
183:
181:
179:
135:, and later a deputy lieutenant for
88:Leatham was narrowly elected MP for
229:"Obituary – Edward Aldam Leatham".
256:Miserden: Manors and other estates
115:In 1875, he acquired an estate at
14:
244:Huddersfield and District History
481:High sheriffs of Gloucestershire
332:Parliament of the United Kingdom
107:In July 1865 he was defeated by
413:High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
278:. 24 March 1891. p. 1653.
40:Leatham was the son of banker
1:
198:. 9 February 1900. p. 3.
497:
451:Politicians from Wakefield
419:
410:
404:
399:
389:
376:
368:
358:
345:
337:
330:
209:Richard Vickerman Taylor
139:, of which county he was
74:University College London
36:Background and early life
133:West Riding of Yorkshire
196:The Manchester Guardian
72:. He was educated at
58:William Henry Leatham
379:Member of Parliament
348:Member of Parliament
194:"Memorial Notices".
125:justice of the peace
66:Southern West Riding
30:Member of Parliament
423:John Reginald Yorke
20:Edward Adam Leatham
407:James Roberts West
275:The London Gazette
16:English politician
429:
428:
420:Succeeded by
390:Succeeded by
359:Succeeded by
129:deputy lieutenant
488:
476:UK MPs 1880–1885
471:UK MPs 1874–1880
466:UK MPs 1868–1874
461:UK MPs 1859–1865
405:Preceded by
400:Honorary titles
369:Preceded by
338:Preceded by
328:
304:
298:
292:
286:
280:
279:
266:
260:
252:
246:
241:
235:
234:
226:
215:
206:
200:
199:
191:
109:Colonel Crosland
84:Political career
80:of the college.
496:
495:
491:
490:
489:
487:
486:
485:
431:
430:
425:
416:
408:
395:
393:William Summers
386:
374:
372:Thomas Crosland
364:
362:Thomas Crosland
355:
343:
313:
308:
307:
299:
295:
287:
283:
268:
267:
263:
253:
249:
242:
238:
228:
227:
218:
207:
203:
193:
192:
177:
172:
163:
152:Ballot Act 1872
137:Gloucestershire
121:Gloucestershire
86:
42:William Leatham
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
494:
492:
484:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
433:
432:
427:
426:
421:
418:
409:
406:
402:
401:
397:
396:
391:
388:
375:
370:
366:
365:
360:
357:
344:
339:
335:
334:
326:
325:
312:
311:External links
309:
306:
305:
293:
281:
261:
247:
236:
216:
201:
174:
173:
171:
168:
162:
159:
102:Richard Cobden
85:
82:
44:of Heath near
37:
34:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
493:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
436:
424:
415:
414:
403:
398:
394:
385:
384:
380:
373:
367:
363:
354:
353:
349:
342:
341:Edward Akroyd
336:
333:
329:
324:
320:
319:
315:
314:
310:
302:
297:
294:
290:
285:
282:
277:
276:
271:
265:
262:
259:
257:
251:
248:
245:
240:
237:
232:
225:
223:
221:
217:
214:
212:
205:
202:
197:
190:
188:
186:
184:
182:
180:
176:
169:
167:
160:
158:
155:
153:
149:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
113:
110:
105:
103:
99:
95:
91:
83:
81:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
35:
33:
31:
28:
25:
21:
411:
383:Huddersfield
377:
352:Huddersfield
346:
316:
296:
284:
273:
264:
255:
250:
239:
230:
210:
204:
195:
164:
156:
147:
145:
141:high sheriff
114:
106:
90:Huddersfield
87:
39:
19:
18:
446:1900 deaths
441:1828 births
321:1803–2005:
270:"No. 26146"
123:. He was a
98:John Bright
70:John Bright
60:was MP for
435:Categories
417:1891–1892
387:1868–1886
356:1859–1865
170:References
231:The Times
143:in 1891.
62:Wakefield
46:Wakefield
131:for the
117:Miserden
318:Hansard
92:at the
27:Liberal
24:English
161:Family
78:Fellow
54:Quaker
381:for
350:for
213:1865
127:and
94:1859
64:and
50:York
437::
272:.
219:^
178:^
154:.
119:,
100:,
32:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.