The Second Reform Act of 1867 had greatly increased the franchise, allowing large numbers of working-class men to vote for the first time. This, along with difficulties in the Conservative Party over candidate selection, led the Carmarthenshire Liberals to decide to contest the 1868 general election.[7][8] Rather than choosing a member of the landed gentry, the party chose Sartoris as their candidate. As a relative newcomer to the area he benefitted from being seen as an "outsider", not subject to the traditional land owning interests. He was also based in the rapidly industrialising Llanelli district, the only part of the county where there was population growth. With an efficient party machine, largely organised by non-conformist clergymen of the district, Sartoris secured a spectacular victory, his 3,280 votes easily winning the first seat in the constituency.[1] The Conservative Party learnt from their defeat, at the next election in 1874 Earl Cawdor's eldest son, Viscount Emlyn, regained the seat from Sartoris.[1][7]
Later life
Sartoris retired to his Hampshire estate, Warnford Park, in 1874.
Their children were:
Greville Edward (1843-1873)
Mary (May) Theodosia (1845-1925) m. Henry Evans Gordon (1842–1909), a Member of the London Stock Exchange and brother of the MP William Evans-Gordon She was the subject of several paintings and drawings by family friend Lord Leighton.
He was a justice of the peace for the county, and an enthusiastic sportsman and yachtsman. In 1878 his yacht May won the Hamble River Regatta.[11] He died in Hampshire in November 1888 aged 74.[1][12]
^ abcdWilliams, William Retlaw (1895). The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliest times to the present day, 1541-1895, comprising lists of the representatives, chronologically arranged under counties, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, together with particulars of the various contested elections, double returns and petitions. Brecknock: Privately published. p. 50.
^ ab"Our New Members of Parliament". The Times. 5 December 1868. p. 7.
edward, john, sartoris, 1814, november, 1888, british, landowner, liberal, politician, french, ancestry, contents, early, life, member, parliament, later, life, references, external, linksearly, life, editthe, eldest, peter, urban, sartoris, 1767, 1833, sceaux. Edward John Sartoris 30 May 1814 23 November 1888 was a British landowner and Liberal politician of French ancestry 1 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Member of parliament 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditThe eldest son of Peter Urban Sartoris 1767 1833 3 of Sceaux near Paris and his wife Matilda the daughter of the Scottish American banker John Tunno 1746 1819 Edward was born in London and educated at Trinity College Cambridge 4 In 1842 he married the opera singer Adelaide Kemble The family initially leased Knuston Hall near Irchester Northamptonshire 5 In 1863 on the death of his maternal uncle Edward Tunno he inherited estates at Warnford Hampshire and Llangennech Carmarthenshire The Welsh estate included large coal deposits 2 6 Member of parliament EditThe County of Carmarthenshire was represented in the House of Commons by two members of parliament For many years prior to 1868 elections had been uncontested with both MPs being Conservatives The members were effectively chosen by the powerful Campbell family Earls Cawdor 7 The Second Reform Act of 1867 had greatly increased the franchise allowing large numbers of working class men to vote for the first time This along with difficulties in the Conservative Party over candidate selection led the Carmarthenshire Liberals to decide to contest the 1868 general election 7 8 Rather than choosing a member of the landed gentry the party chose Sartoris as their candidate As a relative newcomer to the area he benefitted from being seen as an outsider not subject to the traditional land owning interests He was also based in the rapidly industrialising Llanelli district the only part of the county where there was population growth With an efficient party machine largely organised by non conformist clergymen of the district Sartoris secured a spectacular victory his 3 280 votes easily winning the first seat in the constituency 1 The Conservative Party learnt from their defeat at the next election in 1874 Earl Cawdor s eldest son Viscount Emlyn regained the seat from Sartoris 1 7 Later life EditSartoris retired to his Hampshire estate Warnford Park in 1874 Their children were Greville Edward 1843 1873 Mary May Theodosia 1845 1925 m Henry Evans Gordon 1842 1909 a Member of the London Stock Exchange and brother of the MP William Evans Gordon She was the subject of several paintings and drawings by family friend Lord Leighton Algernon Charles Frederick 1851 1893 m Ellen Nellie Wrenshall Grant 1855 1922 on 21 May 1874 in the East Room of the White House 9 10 He was a justice of the peace for the county and an enthusiastic sportsman and yachtsman In 1878 his yacht May won the Hamble River Regatta 11 He died in Hampshire in November 1888 aged 74 1 12 He was a cousin of the French politician Henri Greffulhe and a nephew of Edward Rose Tunno References Edit a b c d Williams William Retlaw 1895 The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales from the earliest times to the present day 1541 1895 comprising lists of the representatives chronologically arranged under counties with biographical and genealogical notices of the members together with particulars of the various contested elections double returns and petitions Brecknock Privately published p 50 a b Our New Members of Parliament The Times 5 December 1868 p 7 In French Pierre Urbain Sartoris see fr Pierre Urbain Sartoris circular reference Sartoris Edward John SRTS832EJ A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Knuston Hall History Northamptonshire County Council Retrieved 3 April 2011 Llangennech Park Llanelli History Archived from the original on 20 August 2011 Retrieved 3 April 2011 a b c Matthews Ioan June 1999 Disturbing the Peace of the County Welsh History Review 19 3 453 486 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Election Intelligence Carmarthenshire The Times 11 August 1868 p 10 Charles and Hugh Brogan Mosley editors American Presidential Families London U K Alan Sutton and Morris Genealogical Books 1994 page 469 Cover story Frank Leslie s Illustrated Newspaper 6 June 1874 Owners 1860 2008 Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Deaths The Times 27 November 1888 p 1 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Edward SartorisParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byDavid Jones David Pugh Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire1868 1874 With John Jones Succeeded byViscount Emlyn John Jones Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward John Sartoris amp oldid 1111765309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
