Edward Basil Farnham
British politician (1799–1879)
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Edward Basil Farnham (19 April 1799 – 13 May 1879)[1][2] was a British Conservative politician.
Charles March-Phillipps
Edward Bourchier Hartopp
Edward Basil Farnham | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire | |
| In office 2 August 1837 – 9 May 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Charles Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
| Succeeded by | John Manners Edward Bourchier Hartopp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1799 |
| Died | 13 May 1879 (aged 80) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Getrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp
(m. 1851) |
Farnham was the son of Edward Farnham and Harriet, daughter of Dr. Rhudde.[3] He married Gertrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of Sir William Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet and Jane Mary née Keane, in 1851. They had at least one child, William Edward John Basil Farnham. Farnham lived at Quarndon House in Leicestershire.[2]
One of the first MPs to support Benjamin Disraeli for leader of the Conservatives,[4] Farnham was first elected Conservative MP for North Leicestershire at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1859 when he did not stand for re-election.[5]
Outside of politics, Farnham was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire,[2] as well as, in 1870, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was also a major in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.[4]
