Constituency : Tiverton 1868-85
John evicted the Tory who'd got in alongside Palmerston in 1865.
John was the grandson of a previous member for Tiverton. He was a partner in a lace manufacturing firm but was more interested in building up a country estate than the business. He won show prizes as a shep breeder. He was also a keen huntsman.
John was created a baronet in 1874. He was a backbencher who never spoke in the Commons.
John was a keen promoter of the Exe Valley railway line.
John was the great grandfather of Tory MP David Heathcoat-Amory.
He died in 1914 aged 85.
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