Arthur Robert Naghten

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Born23 April 1829
Died (aged 52)
Arthur Robert Naghten
Member of Parliament
for Winchester
In office
3 February 1874  2 April 1880
Preceded byWilliam Barrow Simonds
John Bonham-Carter
Succeeded byFrancis Baring
Richard Moss
Personal details
Born23 April 1829
Died (aged 52)
PartyConservative
Spouse
Dorothea Charlton
(m. 1859)

Arthur Robert Naghten (23 April 1829 – 7 August 1881)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2]

He was the son of Thomas Naghten of Crofton House, Fareham, Hampshire and his wife Maria née Lang, they lived at Blighmont, Millbrook, Southampton.[3]

He was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Hampshire Militia Artillery on 3 September 1853 when the unit was first raised. He was promoted to Captain on 3 August 1859, and received the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 14 April 1875. He resigned on 19 December 1877.[4]

He was elected MP for Winchester in 1874 but did not stand for re-election at the next election in 1880.[5]

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