title: 1869 Tower Hamlets by-election
text: # 1869 Tower Hamlets by-election
  
  The 1869 Tower Hamlets by-election was fought on 8 November 1869. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Liberal MP Acton Smee Ayrton becoming First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings. It was retained by Acton Smee Ayrton who was unopposed.
  
  