Cornthwaite Hector

Cornthwaite Hector (b Portsmouth 5 November 1773 – d Petersfield 14 February 1842) was the Radical MP for Petersfield on two occasions during the 19th-century.[1]

A banker by profession,[2] he was first elected in 1835.[3] At the 1837 election a petition was lodged against the winner, William Jolliffe and his election declared void. After scrutiny of the ballots, Hector was declared elected in 1838.[4]

He died at his home Stodham House, Petersfield.[5] His son was one of the founders of Melbourne, Florida,[6] and its first postmaster.[7]

References
  1. English 18th century portrait sculpture King William II, Petersfield
  2. Multiple News Items The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), Saturday, January 22, 1842; pg. 7; Issue 1148
  3. London, FRIDAY, JAN. 9 Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian Royal Yacht Club Gazette, Southampton Town and County Herald, Isle of Wight Journal, Winchester Chronicle, and General Reporter (Southampton, England), Saturday, January 10, 1835; Issue 599
  4. THE PETITION CAMPAIGN The York Herald, and General Advertiser (York, England), Saturday, February 17, 1838; Issue 3414
  5. "The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1742 Vol 17Jan to June" Sylvanus Urban p667: London; John Bowyer Nicols and Son; 1842
  6. Brevard County Historical Commission
  7. Melbourne Florida, historic preservation


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