Cornthwaite Hector (5 November 1773 – 14 February 1842) was the Radical Member of Parliament for Petersfield on two occasions during the 19th-century.
[1] Born at Portsmouth, England, on 5 November 1773, Hector, a banker and brewer, formerly a steward to the Jolliffe family for 30 years,[2][3] was first elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield in 1835.
After scrutiny of the ballots, Hector was declared elected in 1838.
[2] His grandson, Cornthwaite John Hector, was one of the founders of Melbourne, Florida,[7] and its first postmaster.
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