Musgrave Brisco

British politician

Musgrave Brisco (1791 – 9 May 1854)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

A former mayor of Hastings.^[2] In the 1830s, he assisted his brother, Wastel Brisco, with the development of Bohemia House in Summerfields, St Leonards-on-Sea, and was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex for 1843. He was then elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings at a by-election in 1844,^[3] and held the seat until he resigned from Parliament through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 5 May 1854.

References

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "History of Bohemia House and Summerfields".
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Musgrave Brisco

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Joseph Planta Robert Hollond	Member of Parliament for Hastings 1844–1854 With: Robert Hollond 1844–1852 Patrick Robertson 1852–1854	Succeeded by Frederick North Patrick Robertson
Honorary titles
Preceded by George Wyndham	High Sheriff of Sussex 1843	Succeeded by Edward Hussey