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- ↑ "Captain Cecil Afred Tufton Otway" . Western Daily Press . 22 August 1884. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (hardcover) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 513. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
