James Pilkington (politician)
James Pilkington (1804 – 17 February 1890)[1] was a merchant and cotton manufacturer, and a Liberal Party[2] politician.
He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1847–1865 and was also Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.[3][4][3]
His assault during a robbery in July 1862 was widely covered in the London press and led to a second London garrotting panic that would last until the start of 1863.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 49. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 151. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ Sindall 1987, p. 356
Bibliography[edit]
- Sindall, R. (1987). "The London Garotting Panics of 1856 and 1862". Social History. 12 (3): 351–359. doi:10.1080/03071028708567694. ISSN 0307-1022. JSTOR 4285629.