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1908 Newcastle-upon-Tyne By-election
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election held on 25 September 1908. The constituency returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy Thomas Cairns had been Liberal MP for the seat of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle-upon-Tyne since the 1906 general election. He died on 3 September 1908. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal since they gained it in 1906; Candidates The local Liberal Association selected 46-year-old Edward Shortt to defend the seat. The son of a Newcastle upon Tyne Church of England vicar, he was called to the Bar (law), Bar at the Middle Temple in 1890 and practised on the North Eastern Circuit. He had served as Recorder (judge), Recorder (part-time judge) of Sunderland, Tyne and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Renwick, 1st Baronet
Sir George Renwick, 1st Baronet, (8 March 1850 – 19 June 1931) was an English politician and shipowner. Renwick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He joined shipowners Pyman, Bell & Co as a clerk and then co-founded his own business, Fisher, Renwick & Co. He had particularly large interests in drydocks, including the world's first-ever floating repair docks, the Tyne Pontoons at Wallsend, which he sold to Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd in 1903. He was the co-founder and chairman of Manchester Dry Docks Ltd on the Manchester Ship Canal and joint managing director of Fisher, Renwick, Manchester-London Steamers Ltd, also based on the Manchester Ship Canal and running scheduled steamer services between Manchester and London. Renwick was elected to Parliament in 1900 as Conservative member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving from 1900 to 1906 and 1908 to 1910, and representing Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1918 to 1922. He paid for the construction of the Northumberland Fus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
