About John Benbow
Lived 1768 – 1855 (aged 86–87). John Benbow was a politician and solicitor.
John Benbow (1768–24 February 1855) was a Conservative politician who represented Dudley in the UK Parliament in the nineteenth century. He won his seat in 1844 and served until his death in 1855.
Biography
John Benbow was born in 1768.
He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Charles Bradley and together they had two sons and three daughters. Elizabeth died in 1825.
In 1833, Benbow was appointed as joint executor and trustee of the estates of the late John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley. The defeated candidate was the anti-corn law candidate, William Rawson.
When Lord Ward came into his inheritance in 1845, Benbow was appointed sole manager and auditor.
John Benbow died on 24 February 1855, at Hastings, whilst still MP for Dudley, triggering a by-election that was won by Sir Stafford Northcote.
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