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George Butt (politician)

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George Medd Butt
Member of Parliament
for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
In office
10 July 1852 – 27 March 1857
Serving with William Freestun
Preceded byWilliam Freestun
Frederick Child Villiers
Succeeded byWilliam Freestun
Robert Campbell
Personal details
Born1797
Died (aged 63)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

George Medd Butt (1797 – 11 November 1860)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Butt was first elected Conservative MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1852 general election, and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
18521857
With: William Freestun
Succeeded by