About Alfred Bristow
Lived 1818 – 1875 (aged 56–57). Alfred Bristow was a British politician and solicitor.
Alfred Rhodes Bristow (20 December 1819 – 5 April 1875) was a British Liberal politician.
He was the son of Government contractor Isaac Bristow and educated at King's College, London. He became a solicitor in 1842 and was head of the firm of Bristow and Tarrant.
Bristow was elected Liberal MP for Kidderminster at the 1859 general election and held the seat until 1862, when he resigned, becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in order to take up a Crown office as Solicitor to the Admiralty.
He died at Sydenham railway station.
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Who was Alfred Bristow?
politician
When was Alfred Bristow born?
Alfred Bristow was born in 1818 in Greenwich.
When did Alfred Bristow die?
Alfred Bristow died on 5 April 1875 in Kent, Sydenham, London.
What was Alfred Bristow's occupation?
Alfred Bristow was a politician and solicitor.
What nationality was Alfred Bristow?
Alfred Bristow was British.
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· DBpedia: Alfred Rhodes Bristow
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