James Benjamin Redfoord Bulwer MA, QC, JP (22 May 1820 – 4 March 1899) was an English lawyer and a Member of the British Parliament.[1] He was also a cricketer, and played seven first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1841 and 1845.[2]
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Full name | James Benjamin Redfoord Bulwer |
Born | (1820-05-22)22 May 1820 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 4 March 1899(1899-03-04) (aged 78) Temple, London |
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2017 |
Bulwer was an MP supporting the Conservative Party: he represented Ipswich during the period of the Disraeli government from 1874 to 1880,[3] and Cambridgeshire from 1881 to 1885.[4]
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Preceded by Henry Wyndham West and Sir Hugh Adair, Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1874–1880 With: John Cobbold Thomas Cobbold from 1876 |
Succeeded by Thomas Cobbold and Jesse Collings |
Preceded by Benjamin Rodwell and Sir Henry Brand and Edward Hicks |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1881–1885 With: Edward Hicks Sir Henry Brand to 1884 Arthur Thornhill from 1884 |
Constituency abolished |
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