680 Edward Bentall

Constituency : Maldon 1868-74 

Edward  recovered  Maldon, now  a  single  member  seat , after  both  had  been  won  by    the  Tories  in  1865.

Edward's  father  had  developed  a  business  making  agricultural  implements. He  was  educated  at  private  schools. The  business  greatly  expanded  under  his  watch.

In  1873  Edward  built  a  house  in  Maldon  which  pioneered  the  use  of  in  situ  concrete.

He  died  in  1898  aged  84