Researching Robert Hurst
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10694 people with the Hurst surname? In that year Hurst was ranked number 385 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Hurst on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Hurst and the Hurst Family History
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Some Famous People called Robert Hurst
Robert Henry Hurst (junior)
Robert Henry Hurst (1 June 1817 – 12 February 1905) was an English Liberal Party politician and Recorder for Hastings and Rye. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1865 to 1868, and from 1875 to 1876.
Hurst was born in Brighton, Sussex, the only son of Robert Henry Hurst and Dorothea Breynton. He was educated at Westminster School and studied jurisprudence at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Hurst was elected to the House of Commons on his first attempt at the 1865 general election, winning the seat previously held by his father. He was defeated at the 1868 by the Conservative Party candidate John Aldridge, but petitions were lodged against both candidates and Aldridge chose not to defend his claim so Hurst was declared elected in 1869.
He was defeated in the 1874 general election by the Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald, but when Vesey-FitzGerald was appointed as Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales in 1875, he was required by the rules at the time to seek re-election. Hurst won the resulting Horsham by-election, but after a petition the by-election result was declared void. Hurst did not stand for Parliament again.
He married Matilda Jane Scott, daughter of James Scott of Rusper, Sussex. He was the father of judge Sir Cecil Hurst.
Source: Robert Henry Hurst (junior), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Henry Hurst (senior)
Robert Henry Hurst (1788–1857) was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1832 to 1841, and from 1844 to 1847.
Hurst was elected to the House of Commons at the 1832 general election. He was re-elected in 1835 and 1837, but did not stand in 1841 general election. However his Conservative successor Robert Scarlett succeeded to the peerage in 1844, and Hurst was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election. He did not seek re-election in 1847.
His son Robert Henry Hurst (junior) was later MP for Horsham.
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