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1906 Eye By-election
The 1906 Eye (UK Parliament constituency), Eye by-election was held on 6 April 1906. The UK Parliamentary by-elections, by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal Party (UK), Liberal MP, Francis Seymour Stevenson. It was won by the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal candidate Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, Harold Pearson. Result References 1906 elections in the United Kingdom 1906 in England Mid Suffolk District 20th century by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Suffolk constituencies, Eye Eye, Suffolk {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray
Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, (18 April 1882 – 5 October 1933), styled The Honourable Harold Pearson between 1910 and 1927, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. Background Cowdray was the son of Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, and his wife Annie, daughter of Sir John Cass. Political career Cowdray was elected as Member of Parliament for Eye at a by-election April 1906, and held the seat until the 1918 general election, which he did not contest. In 1927 he succeeded his father in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords. He was also a major in the Sussex Yeomanry and a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex. He was the Chairman of the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee until his death. Polo He learnt to play polo at Oxford University and his love of the sport resulted in the grounds being laid out at Cowdray House in 1910. Chukkas started in April, although most competitions coincided with the festival of racing at nearby Goodwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
