John Treeby

John Wright Treeby (1809 – 5 September 1882) was a British Conservative Party politician and builder.

Political career Upon the recommendation and support of Benjamin Disraeli—the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer and future Prime Minister—Treeby stood for election as a Conservative for the corrupt borough Lyme Regis, where he had been buying properties for development, at the 1859 general election. During campaigning, Treeby bribed electors—who otherwise "taunted" him from having "risen for the people"—leading to a tie with his rival William Pinney, only settled when the local mayor added an additional vote to the Liberal candidate once polling had closed, blaming a "slow-running watch".