1847 Rye by-election

The 1847 Rye by-election was held on 23 December 1847 at the town hall, Rye.From the LONDON GAZETTE, Friday, 24 Dec. > The Times (London, England), Saturday, 25 December 1847; pg. 4; Issue 19742 It was called after the death of the incumbent Herbert Barrett Curteis (Whig).'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Standard (London, England), Wednesday, 15 December 1847; Issue 7286 His son Herbert Mascall Curteis,National Archives also a Whig, was elected unopposed."Multiple News Items." The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 25 December 1847; Issue 23104.

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