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Politician, died 1900
A.K.A.
John George Blencowe
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Male
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Birth:
1818
Death:
28 April 1900
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The details
Biography
Introduction
John George Blencowe (28 February 1817 – 28 April 1900) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Family
Blencowe was the son of Robert Willis Blencowe and Charlotte Elizabeth Poole. He married Frances Campion, daughter of William John Campion and Jane Austen, in 1857. Together they had eight children:
- Robert Campion Blencowe (1858–1905)
- John Ingham Blencowe (born 1860)
- William Poole Blencowe (born 1869)
- Florence Charlotte Blencowe(died 1944)
- Harriet Blencowe
- Frances Isabel Blencowe
- Mary Blencowe
- Elizabeth Penelope Blencowe
Political career
He was elected MP for Lewes at a by-election in 1860 but stood down at the next election in 1865.
Other activities
Blencowe was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex.