John Lloyd Wharton
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The Right Honourable John Lloyd Wharton PC |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for City of Durham |
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In office 28 Apr 1871 – 5 February 1874 |
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| Preceded by | John Robert Davison |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Charles Thompson |
| Member of Parliament for Ripon |
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In office 10 Jul 1886 – 26 Jan 1906 |
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| Preceded by | William Harker |
| Succeeded by | Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch |
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18 April 1837 Aberford, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Died | 11 July 1912 (aged 75) Bramham cum Oglethorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Frances Duncombe Shafto |
| Profession | Barrister |
The Right Honourable John Lloyd Wharton PC (18 April 1837 – 11 July 1912) was a Barrister and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Member of Parliament (MP) for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) then Member of Parliament (MP) for Ripon (UK Parliament constituency).
Wharton was born at Aberford in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 18 April 1837. Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was called to the bar in 1868 by the Inner Temple. From 1871 to 1906 he was chairman of the Durham Quarter Sessions.
He stood as a Member of Parliament for the City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency) in the 1868 general election but failed to get elected. In May 1871 in a by-election caused by the death of the Member of Parliament John Robert Davison, Wharton a Unionist candidate beat the Liberal candidate with a majority of 34 to be elected as one of the Members of Parliament for City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency). He lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Thomas Charles Thompson in the 1874 general election. He stood again as a candidate in 1880 general election but failed to get elected.
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