1881 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

In 1881, Dudley Marjoribanks, MP, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. Hubert Jerningham defeated Henry Trotter by a then record margin, despite attacks on Jerningham for supporting the right of atheist Charles Bradlaugh, who had won in Northampton at the 1880 general election, to sit in Parliament.

1881 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

In 1881, Dudley Marjoribanks, MP, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. Hubert Jerningham defeated Henry Trotter by a then record margin, despite attacks on Jerningham for supporting the right of atheist Charles Bradlaugh, who had won in Northampton at the 1880 general election, to sit in Parliament.