Baron Forester, of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1821 for Cecil Weld-Forester, who had previously represented Wenlock in the House of Commons. Born Cecil Forester, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by royal licence in 1811. His son, the second Baron, also represented Wenlock from 1790 in Parliament, and later served in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1841 to 1846.
Much Wenlock, often called simply Wenlock, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when it was abolished. It was named after the town of that name in Shropshire.
John George Weld Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester PC, was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.
George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester PC, styled The Honourable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, was a British Conservative politician and army officer. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. A long-standing MP, he was Father of the House of Commons from 1873 to 1874, when he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and took a seat in the House of Lords.
The 1874 Liverpool by-election was fought on 14 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Viscount Sandon, becoming Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Cambridgeshire by-election was fought on 3 January 1874. The byelection was fought due to the Succession to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Viscount Royston. It was won by the Conservative candidate Elliot Yorke who was unopposed.
The 1874 Birkenhead by-election was fought on 24 November 1874. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Laird. It was won by the Conservative candidate David MacIver.
The 1874 Midhurst by-election was fought on 23 September 1874. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Perceval. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Henry Holland who was unopposed.
The 1874 Launceston by-election was fought on 3 July 1874. The byelection was fought due to the void Election of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Henry Deakin (senior). It was won by his son, the Conservative candidate James Henry Deakin (junior).
The 1874 Preston by-election was fought on 24 April 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, John Holker, becoming Solicitor General for England and Wales. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 North Lancashire by-election was fought on 26 March 1874. The by-election in the North Lancashire constituency was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Wilson-Patten. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas Henry Clifton who was unopposed.
The 1874 North Staffordshire by-election was fought on 23 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Adderley, becoming President of the Board of Trade. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 North Northamptonshire by-election was fought on 18 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, George Ward Hunt, becoming First Lord of the Admiralty. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 North Northumberland by-election was fought on 17 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Earl Percy, becoming Treasurer of the Household. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Monmouthshire by-election was fought on 17 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Lord Henry Somerset, becoming Comptroller of the Household. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Buckinghamshire by-election was fought on 17 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Benjamin Disraeli, becoming the prime minister and First Lord of the Treasury and so having to resign his seat. It was retained by Disraeli, who was unopposed.
The 1874 Portsmouth by-election was fought on 16 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, becoming Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 North Lincolnshire by-election was fought on 16 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Rowland Winn, becoming Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Oxford by-election was fought on 16 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Edward Cardwell. It was won by the Conservative candidate Alexander William Hall.
The 1874 Oxford University by-election was fought on 14 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Gathorne Hardy, becoming Secretary of State for War. It was retained by the incumbent.
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