About John Handley
Lived 1807 – 1869 (aged 61–62). John Handley was a British politician.
John Handley (December 1807 – 8 December 1869) was a Liberal Party politician in England.
At the 1857 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Newark in Nottinghamshire. He was re-elected in 1859, and stood down from the House of Commons at the 1865 general election.
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Who was John Handley?
British politician (1807-1869)
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John Handley was born in 1807.
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John Handley died on 8 December 1869.
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John Handley was a politician.
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John Handley was British.
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