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Clement Higgins

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Clement Higgins
Member of Parliament
for Mid Norfolk
In office
4 July 1892 – 3 April 1895
Preceded byRobert Gurdon
Succeeded byRobert Gurdon
Personal details
Bornc. 1844
Died4 December 1916
Political partyLiberal

Clement Higgins (c. 1844 – 4 December 1916) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk in the 25th Parliament between 1892 and 1895.[1]

Higgins was first elected at the 1892 general election.

In February 1895 he joined the Liberal Unionist Party,[2][3] and resigned his seat in the House of Commons on 3 April 1895.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Clement Higgins (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Ferris, Wesley (2008). The Liberal Unionist Party, 1886-1912 (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). McMaster University. pp. 247–248. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Angus; Powell, John, eds. (1997). The Journal of John Wodehouse, first Earl of Kimberley, for 1862-1902. Royal Historical Society. p. 403. ISBN 0-521-62328-6.
  4. ^ "No. 26613". The London Gazette. 5 April 1895. p. 2065.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk
18921895
Succeeded by