Robert Henry Hurst (1788–1857) was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1832 to 1841, and from 1844 to 1847.[1]
The Hursts were a major landowning family in Horsham, having purchased lands in 1812 when Horsham Common was enclosed.[2] Between 1808 and 1814, Hurst served as an officer in the Grenadier Guards during the Peninsular War. [2]
Hurst was elected to the House of Commons at the 1832 general election. He was re-elected in 1835 and 1837, but did not stand in 1841 general election. However his Conservative successor Robert Scarlett succeeded to the peerage in 1844, and Hurst was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election. He did not seek re-election in 1847.
Hunt married Dorothy Breynton, the daughter of John Breynton of Haunch Hall, Lichfield. Their son Robert Henry Hurst (junior) was later MP for Horsham.[3]
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edit- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832-1885 (2nd ed.). Aldershot. p. 155. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "The Hurst Family". 2 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with H (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
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