James Farrer (British politician)

James Farrer (8 May 1812 – 13 June 1879)^[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England who was elected three times as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Durham.

He unsuccessfully contested the 1841 general election, but was elected unopposed in 1847 after John Bowes stepped down. He was re-elected unopposed in 1852, but in 1857 he lost his seat to the Liberal candidate, Henry Pease.^[2]

When the Liberal Lord Harry George Vane stepped down at the 1859 general election, Farrer was again elected unopposed. He retired from politics at the 1865 general election.^[2]

Archaeology

James Farrer was a member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and of the Society of Antiquaries of London. His excavations included: a partial excavation of brochs on Orkney from 1853;^[3] the opening of Maeshowe in July 1861;^[4] and the first excavation of Chedworth Roman Villa, from 1864 to 1866.^[5]

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (Part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 384. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ Alan S. Bell, (1981), The Scottish antiquarian tradition: essays to mark the bicentenary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and its museum, 1780-1980, page 83. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
^ Colleen E. Batey, Judith Jesch, Christopher D. Morris, (1995), The Viking Age in Caithness, Orkney, and the North Atlantic, page 349. Edinburgh University Press
^ Chedworth Roman Villa, chedworthromanvilla.com, retrieved 5 April 2012

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Bowes Lord Harry George Vane	Member of Parliament for South Durham 1847 – 1857 With: Lord Harry George Vane	Succeeded by Lord Harry George Vane Henry Pease
Preceded by Henry Pease Lord Harry George Vane	Member of Parliament for South Durham 1859 – 1865 With: Henry Pease	Succeeded by Joseph Whitwell Pease Charles Freville Surtees

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