George Higginson Allsopp (28 March 1846 – 9 September 1907)[1] was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.
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^"Allsopp, George Higginson (ALSP863GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 215. ISBN0-900178-27-2.
george, allsopp, british, politician, george, higginson, allsopp, march, 1846, september, 1907, english, brewer, conservative, politician, house, commons, from, 1885, 1906, george, higginson, allsopp, 1889, contents, biography, also, references, external, link. George Higginson Allsopp 28 March 1846 9 September 1907 1 was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906 George Higginson Allsopp in 1889 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAllsopp was born at Burton on Trent the son of Henry Allsopp head of the brewery firm of Samuel Allsopp amp Sons and his wife Elizabeth Tongue He was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge 2 and entered the family brewery 3 Between 1868 and 1871 he appeared in cricket matches for Worcestershire although they did not qualify as first class 4 Allsopp was a J P and Deputy Lieutenant for Staffordshire 5 and Derbyshire He was at one time chairman of the Burton on Trent School BoardAllsopp stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Droitwich in 1880 At the 1885 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Worcester He held the seat until he retired from politics at the 1906 election 6 Allsopp lived at Foston Hall Derby and at 8 Hereford Gardens Park Lane He died at Salisbury at the age of 61 7 Allsopp married Mildred Georgiana Ashley Cooper daughter of Anthony Ashley Cooper 8th Earl of Shaftesbury in 1895 8 His brother Samuel was also MP for Taunton and his brothers Herbert and Frederic were also cricketers who played in first class games See also editBeerageReferences edit House of Commons constituencies beginning with W part 5 Leigh Rayment s House of Commons pages Archived from the original on 31 December 2010 Retrieved 20 April 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Allsopp George Higginson ALSP863GH A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 G H Allsopp at Cricket Archive No 25575 The London Gazette 6 April 1886 p 1671 Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 215 ISBN 0 900178 27 2 The Illustrated London News 9 November 1907 Conqueror 66 67External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by George Allsopp Portraits of George Allsopp at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byAeneas John McIntyreThomas Rowley Hill Member of Parliament for Worcester1885 1906 Succeeded byGeorge Henry Williamson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Allsopp British politician amp oldid 1123246802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
