1872 Preston by-election

The Preston by-election of 1872 was fought on 13 September 1872. The byelection was fought due to the death of one of the constituency's two Conservative MPs, Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Holker.[1]

References
  1. Craig, Frederick Walter Scott (ed) (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 249.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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