William Alexander Hunter

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William Alexander Hunter (born May 8, 1844 in Aberdeen , Scotland , † July 21, 1898 ) was a British lawyer and politician.

Hunter was born the son of a stone merchant in Aberdeen. He attended high school and then studied at Aberdeen University . In 1864 Hunter graduated with a Masters Degree in Philosophy and Science with honors. He joined Middle Temple three years later and later became a professor of Roman law at University College London .

Political career

In the general election of 1885 Hunter ran for the Liberal Party in his hometown of Aberdeen in the Aberdeen North constituency . With a share of the vote of 81.7%, he won the mandate well before the conservative Benjamin Scott Foster McGeagh and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . In the subsequent general election in 1886 , 1892 and 1895 Hunter defended his mandate. He resigned on April 24, 1896 for health reasons. Since this was not directly possible, Hunter chose a common way out and accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds . This is a title without tasks, which the British royal family awards. Due to the separation of the House of Commons and the Crown, the House of Commons mandate expires immediately. The by-elections required in the Aberdeen North constituency were decided by Hunter's party colleague Duncan Pirie .

Fonts

  • WA Hunter: Introduction to Roman Law , 1880
  • WA Hunter: Handbook of the Roads and Bridges (Scot.) Act 1878 , 1882
  • WA Hunter, JA Cross: Roman Law - In the Order of a Code

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on William Hunter
  2. ^ Results of the general election in 1885
  3. ^ Information from the House of Commons
personal data
SURNAME Hunter, William Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer and politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1898