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James Pilkington
Portrait, c. 1850s
Member of Parliament
for Blackburn
In office
29 July 1847 – 6 July 1865
Serving with
Preceded byWilliam Feilden
Succeeded byJoseph Feilden
Personal details
Born(1804-08-29)29 August 1804
Died17 February 1890(1890-02-17) (aged 85)
Swinithwaite Hall, Yorkshire, England
Political party
Spouse
Mary Jane Skaife
(m. 1831; died 1865)
Occupation
  • Cotton manufacturer
  • merchant
  • politician

James Pilkington JP DL (29 August 1804 – 17 February 1890)[1] was a British merchant, cotton manufacturer, and Liberal Party[2] politician.

He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1847–1865 and was also Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.[3][4]

His assault during a robbery in July 1862 was widely covered in the London press and led to a second London garrotting panic that would last until the start of 1863.[5]

Attack and robbery

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Pilkington was robbed by thieves in 1862 in Westminster and garrotted.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 49. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 151. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  5. ^ Sindall 1987, p. 356
  6. ^ Burke, Janet (6 October 2022). "James Pilkington Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1847-1865". Cottontown.org. Blackburn with Darwen Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Blackburn
18471865
With: John Hornby to 1852
William Eccles 1852–1853
Montague Joseph Feilden 1853–1857
William Henry Hornby from 1857
Succeeded by