Members of the new House of Commons: Mr. Benjamin Armitage (Salford), 1880. 'Second son late Sir Elkanah Armitage, Knight, High Sheriff, Lancashire 1866. Born 1823. Cotton manufacturer, Chairman of Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Magistrate of county, city, and borough. Received 11,116 votes in Salford; Mr. Arthur Arnold, 11,110. Highest poll at the preceding election, for Mr. Cawley, 7003'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.
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