Edward Divett

Edward Divett
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
12 December 1832 – 25 July 1864
Preceded byJames Wentworth Buller
Lewis William Buck
Succeeded byRichard Gard
Edward Courtenay
Personal details
Born1797
Died25 July 1864(1864-07-25) (aged 66–67)
PartyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Radical

Edward Divett (1797 – 25 July 1864) was a British Liberal and Radical politician.

Divett was elected Radical MP for Exeter at the 1832 general election and held the seat until his death in 1864. His victory in the seat was due in part to the political reforms brought to Exeter by the Reform Act of 1832.

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ↑ Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. p. 72. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 156. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ↑ "'The power of returning our members will henceforth be in our own hands': parliamentary reform and its impact on Exeter, 1820-1868 - The History of Parliament". historyofparliament.com. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2026.