John Dorington
Sir John Edward Dorington, 1st Baronet PC, DL (24 July 1832 – 5 April 1911) was a British Conservative politician.
The son of John E. Dorington of Lypiatt Park, Stroud he was educated at Windlesham House School, Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Dorington was returned to parliament for Stroud in a by-election in early January 1874.[2] He lost his seat almost immediately in the general election commencing in late January 1874. However, the election was declared void in April 1874 and Dorington was once again returned in the following May by-election.[3] He again lost his seat when this election was declared void in July 1874.[4] He was created a baronet, of Lypiatt Park in the parish of Stroud in the county of Gloucester, in January 1886.[5] In July of the same year he was once again returned to parliament, this time for Tewkesbury,[6] and held the seat until his own death in 1911.
In December 1886 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.[7] He was appointed a Privy Councillor on 11 August 1902,[8] following an announcement of the King′s intention to make this appointment in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published in June that year.[9]
He continued to represent Tewkesbury in parliament until 1906. His death in April 1911, aged 78.[10] The baronetcy died with him.
References
^ Malden, Henry C. (1902). Muster Roll. Windlesham House, Brighton. A.D. 1837 to 1902 (2nd ed.). Brighton: H. & C. Treacher..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "No. 24052". The London Gazette. 9 January 1874. p. 85.
^ "No. 24096". The London Gazette. 19 May 1874. p. 2673.
^ "No. 24117". The London Gazette. 28 July 1874. p. 3717.
^ "No. 25551". The London Gazette. 22 January 1886. p. 328.
^ "No. 25609". The London Gazette. 20 July 1886. p. 3498.
^ "No. 25653". The London Gazette. 7 December 1886. p. 6194.
^ "No. 27464". The London Gazette. 12 August 1902. p. 5174.
^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times (36804). London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Dorington, Bt
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Henry Winterbotham Sebastian Dickinson | Member of Parliament for Stroud January–February 1874 With: Sebastian Dickinson | Succeeded by Sebastian Dickinson Walter John Stanton |
Preceded by Sebastian Dickinson Walter John Stanton | Member of Parliament for Stroud May–July 1874 With: Alfred John Stanton | Succeeded by Alfred John Stanton Henry Brand |
Preceded by John Yorke | Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1886–1906 | Succeeded by Michael Hicks Beach |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Lypiatt Park) 1886–1911 | Extinct |