Musgrave Brisco

Musgrave Brisco (1791 – 9 May 1854)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

A former mayor of Hastings.[2] In the 1830s, he assisted his brother, Wastel Brisco, with the development of Bohemia House in Summerfields, St Leonards-on-Sea, he was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex for 1843. He was then elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings at a by-election in 1844,[3] and held the seat until he resigned from Parliament through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 5 May 1854.

References

  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. http://www.1066.net/summerfields/history-of-summerfields.htm
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Planta
Robert Hollond
Member of Parliament for Hastings
1844–1854
With: Robert Hollond 1844-1852
Patrick Robertson 1852-1854
Succeeded by
Frederick North
Patrick Robertson
Honorary titles
Preceded by
George Wyndham
High Sheriff of Sussex
1843
Succeeded by
Edward Hussey
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