Constituency : Guildford 1858-74
Guildford is the only MP I can think of who shared a name with his constituency. He was the son of a colonel and educated at Eton. He then went into the military himself joining the Scots Fusilier Guards and rising to the rank of captain. He was elected at a by-election in 1858.
Guildford had to share representation with the Tories but won the battle when the constituency was reduced to one member in 1868. He lost in 1874 when the Conservative candidate was a relative of his wife.
Guildford was another MP to get involved in the Tichborne case. Despite having known Sir Roger he believed "the claimant" and helped him raise funds to defend himself against perjury charges appearing with him on public platforms and asking questions in Parliament. He spent a lot of time in Italy and strongly supported Italian unification. He supported the ballot and alleged corrupt practices by the Tories in Guildford in relation to a by-election in 1866.
He died in 1882 aged 68.
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