[2] West stood unsuccessfully as Member of Parliament for Ipswich in 1865, but was elected for the seat in 1868.
He was unseated in 1886 after the election was declared void on account of corrupt practices by the party's agents.
[3] He didn't stand in the subsequent by-election where the Liberals lost both seats.
The winter nuptials were celebrated by an epigram written by George Webbe Dasent.
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