request to check information wikipedia gives sir john arkwright as m p for hereford from a bbc website gives the dates as the bbc information appears to be based on a history of the arkwright family champagne and shambles by catherine beale i suspect wikipedia is correct but could someone check that the dates are correct i am just an ordinary user who happened to spot this discrepancy i don't claim to be a historian or biographer this is the first time i've posted anything on wikipedia so i hope i've done it correctly and put it in the right place johnlove edinburgh compuserve com