1869 Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities by-election

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The 1869 Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities by-election was fought on 22 November 1869. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, James Moncreiff, to become a Lord Justice Clerk. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Strathearn Gordon. [1]

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References

  1. "House of Commons". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)