Constituency : Rochester 1889-92
Edward reclaimed Rochester from the Tories who'd held the seat since 1885. He won by 75 votes.
Edward was the son and heir of Baron Brabourne who'd served under both Palmerston and Gladstone and been MP for nearby Sandwich. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. He unsuccessfully contested Thanet at a by-election in 1888.
Perhaps knowing his father's death was imminent Edward did not contest the seat in 1892 . He succeeded his father the following year.
Edward never spoke in either House.
Edward was the son-in-law of fellow Liberal MP, Wentworth Beaumont.
he died in 1909 aged 52.
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