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1905 Hampstead By-election
The Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency), Hampstead by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election held on 26 October 1905. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy Thomas Milvain had been Conservative MP for the seat of Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency), Hampstead since the 1902 Hampstead by-election. Milvain resigned the seat when he was appointed Judge Advocate General (United Kingdom), Judge Advocate General. Electoral history The seat had been Conservative since it was created in 1885. They easily held the seat at the last election; Candidates The local Conservative Association selected 63-year-old Sir John Fletcher, 1st Baronet, John Fletcher as their candidate to defend the seat. Fletcher had good local connections. He was a member of the Hampstead Board of Guardians from 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Samuel Fletcher
Sir John Samuel Fletcher, 1st Baronet JP (3 November 1841 – 20 May 1924) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. Background He was the second son of Samuel Fletcher, merchant of Manchester, and his wife Elizabeth Helen Kelsall, daughter of John Kelsall. Fletcher was educated at Harrow School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1864 and a Master of Arts in 1869, having been called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn the year before. Career Fletcher was appointed a member of the Hampstead Board of Guardians in 1876 and a chairman four years later, retiring from his post in 1898. He joined the London County Council in 1889, became a deputy chairman in March 1900 and left the council after another four years. Fletcher entered the House of Commons in 1905, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampstead until 1918. On 17 May 1919, he was created a baronet, of Ashe Ingen Court, in the Parish of Bridstow, in the County of Herefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |