George Repton
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George William John Repton was a British Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons for most of the period from 1841 to 1885, first as a Member of Parliament for St Albans a
Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford; Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote; George William John Repton by Camille Silvy
The 1841 United Kingdom general election was held between 29 June and 22 July 1841. Following increasing government defeats, the Conservatives under Sir Robert Peel won a decisive victory against the
George Repton
…His address was listed in 1881 as Odell Castle, Bedford. Repton was elected at the 1841 general election as an MP for the borough of St Albans in Hertfordshire, where he was re-elected in 1847. However, a Royal Commission found evidence of extensive bribery…
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, painted by John Partridge
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