Constituency : Bridport 1857-68, Bristol 1870-8
Kirkman was an East Indian merchant and banker educated at Charterhouse. He also had an interest in the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway.
Kirkman had a term ( 1863-5 ) as Governor of the Bank of England while still an MP. Most of his parliamentary contributions were on financial questions. Kirkman lost out when Bridport was reduced to one member in 1868 but returned in a by-election for Bristol in 1870 despite some Liberals objecting to the removal of their previous MP by petition. He stood down through illness in 1878.
He died in 1879 aged 65.
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