Henry Farmer-Atkinson

[2] He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North Lincolnshire at a by-election in July 1885.

[3] That constituency was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and at the 1885 general election he stood in the new Brigg division of Lincolnshire, but lost to his Liberal opponent, taking only 35% of the votes.

[4] At the 1886 general election he stood in Boston, winning the seat by a narrow majority of 48 votes (2%) from the sitting Liberal MP William Ingram.

[5] He stood as independent candidate at the August 1892 by-election in Derby, but won only 20% of the votes.

[2] Farmer-Atkinson died at his home, Woodcote Place near Epsom, Surrey, on 3 March 1913.

Caricature of Henry John Atkinson MP (circa 1890), by Harry Furniss .