The Victorian Commons
Today we’re revisiting one of our MPs of the Month. William Hughes Hughes was MP for Oxford, 1830-7, where he spent over £70,000 on electioneering. Find out why he was described as ‘one of the most thoroughly unpopular of all the Members’ in our blog: https://victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/mp-of-the-month-william-hughes-hughes/ #HistParl #HistoryofParliament #MPs #19thcentury #histodons
MP of the month: William Hughes Hughes

There are always some MPs who defy convention and become something of an institution in the House. Many are respected, even fêted, for their idiosyncracy. Some though, for one reason or another, fi…

The Victorian Commons
Jan 4, 2023 at 9:44amWeb