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1846 East Suffolk by-election
The
1846
East Suffolk
by-election
was held on
19 February
1846 after the
resignation
of the
incumbent
Peelite
MP
,
John Henniker-Major
. He was succeeded by the
unopposed
Protectionist
Conservative
candidate
,
Edward Sherlock Gooch
who was backed by the other
Suffolk
MP,
Lord Rendlesham
.