Edward Hardcastle

1826 (age 79)

In 1863 he helped form the Manchester Southern Independence Association to provide support to the Confederate States of America. He was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire, a governor of Owen"s College, and of Cheetham Hospital, and a trustee of Manchester Grammar School. Hardcastle was elected as one of two Conservative MPs for South East Lancashire at the 1874 general election. At the next election in 1880 both Hardcastle and his colleague Algernon Egerton lost to Liberal Party candidates. Hardcastle returned to Commons at the 1885 general election, when he became the first Member of Parliament for the newly created constituency of Salford North. He held the seat until 1892, when he stood down, and was replaced as Member of Parliament by William Holland of the Liberals. Hardcastle married Priscilla Buxton Hoare, daughter of Samuel Hoare, Junior, banker of Lombard Street, in 1851.

Edward Hardcastle

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Hardcastle was the second son of Alfred Hardcastle of Hatcham House, Surrey and his wife Eliza Smith of Manchester.

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He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and Downing College, Cambridge before going into trade as a merchant, making his home at Prestwich, Lancashire.

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In 1863 he helped form the Manchester Southern Independence Association to provide support to the Confederate States of America. He was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire, a governor of Owen"s College, and of Cheetham Hospital, and a trustee of Manchester Grammar School. Hardcastle was elected as one of two Conservative MPs for South East Lancashire at the 1874 general election.

At the next election in 1880 both Hardcastle and his colleague Algernon Egerton lost to Liberal Party candidates.

Hardcastle returned to Commons at the 1885 general election, when he became the first Member of Parliament for the newly created constituency of Salford North. He held the seat until 1892, when he stood down, and was replaced as Member of Parliament by William Holland of the Liberals.

Hardcastle married Priscilla Buxton Hoare, daughter of Samuel Hoare, Junior, banker of Lombard Street, in 1851.

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21st United Kingdom Parliament. 23rd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament.

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