Robert Farrand

Robert Farrand(14 March 1792 – 2 February 1855) was a British politician.

Farrand was an illegitimate son ofChristopher Atkinson Saville,a Member of Parliament forHedon.^[1]He lived at Hale Hall in Norfolk.^[2]

Saville arranged for Farrand to stand in Hedon at the1818 UK general electionas aWhig.He won the seat, but was defeated at the1826 UK general election.He regained it in1830,this time standing as aTory.Hedon was disenfranchised in 1832, but Farrand returned to politics when he stood in the1837 Stafford by-electionfor theConservative Party,winning the seat. He held it at the1837 UK general election,but stood down in1841.^[2]

Farrand died in 1855, and is commemorated by a tablet in the church atHolme Hale.^[3]

References[edit]

^"Hedon".History of Parliament.Retrieved13 December2023.
^^a ^bStenton, Michael (1976).Who's Who of British Members of Parliament.Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 134.ISBN 0855272198.
^Farrer, Edmund (1887).The Church Heraldry of Norfolk.A. H. Goose.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Broadhurst Anthony Browne	Member of ParliamentforHedon 1818–1826 With:Edmund Turton(1818–1820) John Baillie	Succeeded by John Baillie Thomas Hyde Villiers
Preceded by John Baillie Thomas Hyde Villiers	Member of ParliamentforHedon 1830–1832 With:Thomas Clifford-Constable	Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Preceded by William Fawkener Chetwynd Francis Holyoake Goodricke	Member of ParliamentforStafford 1837–1841 With:William Fawkener Chetwynd	Succeeded by Swynfen Carnegie Edward Manningham-Buller