Kenneth Macaulay (politician)
English Conservative Party politician
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Kenneth Macaulay (1812 – 29 July 1867)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1865.
Kenneth Macaulay | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1812 Rothley, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 27 July 1867 (aged 54–55) Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, England |
| Spouse | Harriet Woollcombe |
| Relations | Macaulay family of Lewis |
| Cambridge University | |
Macaulay was born on 30 September 1812 in Rothley, Leicestershire, England, the son of Rev. Aulay Macaulay, the vicar of Rothley.[2] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1835.[3] He was a Cambridge Apostle; in 1843, he married Harriet Woollcombe, daughter of W. Woollcombe.
He was elected as a member of parliament for Cambridge at the 1852 general election,[4] but the a petition was lodged and the election was declared void on 1 March 1853. A royal commission was established, and the writ of election was suspended until 1854. Macaulay contested the Cambridge again at the 1857 general election, and regained his seat,[5] holding it until he stood down at the 1865 general election.[1][6]
Macaulay died on 27 July 1867, in Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge.[7]