Cuthbert Rippon
Cuthbert Rippon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Gateshead | |
| In office 1832–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Hutt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1797 |
| Died | 14 May 1867 (aged 69) |
| Party | Radical |
Cuthbert Rippon (29 April 1797 – 14 April 1867) was a British politician.
Rippon was the son of a wealthy stockbroker, who bought several estates in County Durham. Cuthbert lived at Stanhope Castle.[1]
Rippon stood at Gateshead at the 1832 UK general election, and was elected as a Whig. On the radical wing of the party, he supported three-year parliaments, the abolition of tithes and all monopolies, the removal of bishops from the House of Lords, and of clergy from automatically qualifying as magistrates.[1]
Rippon was re-elected at the 1835 and 1837 UK general elections, and stood down in 1841.[1]