George Hawkesworth Bond

George Hawkesworth Bond (1845–1891) was a British politician who was Member of Parliament for East Dorset from 1886 to 1891.[1]

George Hawkesworth Bond
Member of Parliament
for East Dorset
In office
1 July 1886 – 5 November 1891
Preceded byPascoe Glyn
Succeeded byHumphrey Sturt
Personal details
Born1845
Died1891
Political partyConservative

During a discussion of political slander in an 1895 debate of an amendment to the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883, Conservative MP Elliott Lees recounted how Bond had been dogged by a rumour that he had said that a red herring (a small preserved fish then associated with poverty) was a sufficient dinner for a working man. This created outrage among his constituents, some of whom protested by bringing the fish to meetings. Lees reported that, even eight years after Bond's death, when he expressed regret at the loss of Bond to another man, the man replied "Yes, but I do think that it was a pity he said that about a working man's dinner".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr George Bond". Hansard.
  2. ^ "Corrupt And Illegal Practices Prevention Act (1883) Amendment Bill - Volume 33: debated on Wednesday 1 May 1895 - MR. ELLIOTT LEES (Birkenhead)". Hansard.