# Sydney Gedge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sydney_Gedge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sydney_Gedge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Gedge > Source revision: 1348408619 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British politician (1829–1923) Sydney Gedge Gedge in 1895 Member of Parliament for Stockport In office 1886–1892 Preceded by Louis John Jennings William Tipping Succeeded by Louis John Jennings Sir Joseph Leigh Member of Parliament for Walsall In office 1895–1900 Preceded by Sir Arthur Divett Hayter Succeeded by Sir Arthur Divett Hayter Personal details Born 16 October 1829 North Runcton, Norfolk, United Kingdom Died 6 April 1923 (aged 93) Mitcham, Surrey, United Kingdom Party Conservative Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Cambridge **Sydney Gedge** (16 October 1829 – 6 April 1923) was a [British](/source/British_people) [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) [politician](/source/Politician) and prominent lay member of the [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England). ## Early life and education Gedge was born on 16 October in [North Runcton](/source/North_Runcton), [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk). He was the eldest son of the Reverend Sydney Gedge. He received his education at [King Edward's School, Birmingham](/source/King_Edward's_School%2C_Birmingham) and later attended [Corpus Christi College, Cambridge](/source/Corpus_Christi_College%2C_Cambridge), He graduated in 1854 with a first-class degree in the Moral Science Tripos. ## Legal career Gedge became a [solicitor](/source/Solicitor) and served as a senior partner in [Gedge](/source/Gedge), [Fisher](/source/Fisher_(animal)) & [Gedge](/source/Gedge), a law firm. In 1870, the firm became solicitors to the [London School Board](/source/London_School_Board), and Gedge held that position of solicitor to the board for twenty years. ## Political career Gedge made his first attempt at parliamentary election in 1880 as a candidate for [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), but was unsuccessful. He contested [Luton](/source/Luton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) as a conservative candidate in 1885 but was defeated.[1] In [1886](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election) he was elected as one of two Conservative [Members of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MPs) for [Stockport](/source/Stockport_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), serving until his defeat in the [1892 general election](/source/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election). He returned to the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) in 1895 as the MP for [Walsall](/source/Walsall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), defeating the sitting [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) [Arthur Hayter](/source/Arthur_Hayter%2C_1st_Baron_Haversham).[2] However, in the [1900](/source/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election) general election Hayter regained the Walsall seat, ending Gedge's parliamentary career. Beyond parliament, Gedge remained active in local governance. In November 1900, he was elected member of the London School Board.[3] In 1901, he ran for the [London County Council](/source/London_County_Council) but was unsuccessful.[4] ## Involvement in the Church of England Gedge was actively involved in the [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England), serving as a diocesan [lay reader](/source/Lay_reader) of London and Rochester and he was also a member of the [House of Laymen](/source/Houses_of_Laymen) of the [General Synod](/source/General_Synod). Additionally He was a governor of several religious and educational institutions, including [Ridley Hall](/source/Ridley_Hall), [Wycliffe Hall](/source/Wycliffe_Hall), [Westfield College](/source/Westfield_College) for Women, and [Christ's Hospital](/source/Christ's_Hospital), and Chairman of Henley's Telegraph Works Co. He was associated with the [Church Missionary Society](/source/Church_Mission_Society).[5] And was a member of the [Carlton Club](/source/Carlton_Club) and the [Junior Constitutional Club](/source/Junior_Constitutional_Club).[6] ## Personal life and death Gedge married [Augusta Herring](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Augusta_Herring&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1857. He died at his home in [Mitcham](/source/Mitcham), [Surrey](/source/Surrey), on 6 April 1923, aged 93.[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Election Intelligence". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 7 February 1885. p. 5. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "England". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 29 June 1895. p. 12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "The London School Board Election". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 1 December 1900. p. 9. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "The London County Council Election". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 31 January 1901. p. 7. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_5-1) "Mr Sydney Gedge. A Noted Evangelical Churchman". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 7 April 1923. p. 12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Oakes, Charles Henry (1910). [*Who's Who 1910: An Annual Biographical Dictionary*](https://books.google.com/books?id=YE8LrmCx9rMC). London: A. & C. Black. pp. 727–728. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [866511400](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/866511400). ## External links - *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)* 1803–2005: [contributions in Parliament by Sydney Gedge](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-sydney-gedge) - [Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs](https://web.archive.org/web/20150215181722/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm) Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Louis John Jennings William Tipping Member of Parliament for Stockport 1886–1892 With: Louis John Jennings Succeeded by Louis John Jennings Sir Joseph Leigh Preceded by Sir Arthur Divett Hayter Member of Parliament for Walsall 1895–1900 Succeeded by Sir Arthur Divett Hayter --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sydney Gedge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Gedge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Gedge?action=history)). 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