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- ↑ "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 6 Nov. 1882
- ↑ "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 7 Nov. 1882
- ↑ "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 15 Nov. 1882
- ↑ "Biographies Of Candidates." Times [London, England] 27 Nov. 1885; "The New Parliament." Times [London, England] 4 Dec. 1885