John Roberts (Flint MP)
John Roberts (14 July 1835 – 24 February 1894), was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.
Roberts was the son of David Roberts. His father, who was born in Llanrwst Wales, moved to Liverpool at an early age, where he built up a successful timber business, and later settled in Abergele. Roberts was educated at Brighton. He was a magistrate for Denbighshire[1] and constructed the mansion of Bryngwenallt in Abergele.
In a by-election in 1878, Roberts was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Flint Boroughs. He held the seat until 1892.[2]
Roberts died two years later at the age of 58.
Roberts married Katharine Tudor Hughes, daughter of Rev. John Hughes, of Liverpool. Their son John became a Liberal politician and was created Baron Clwyd in 1919.
References[]
- ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ^ "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Roberts
- 1835 births
- 1894 deaths
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- UK MPs 1880–1885
- UK MPs 1885–1886
- UK MPs 1886–1892
- Liberal MP (UK) stubs
- UK MP for Wales stubs