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- ↑ "The Re-elections" . Bradford Observer. 17 December 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Halifax - The Right Hon. James Stansfield At Halifax" . Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 22 December 1868. p. 6. Retrieved 15 October 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
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