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Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden
Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden (16 March 1833 – 25 March 1912), was a British Liberal Party politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1900. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Holden in 1908. Holden was the eldest son of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Bt, M.P., of Oakworth House in Oakworth, near Keighley, and his wife Marion Love, daughter of Angus Love of Paisley, Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh and at Wesley College, Sheffield. He was a partner in the firm of Isaac Holden & Sons, Wool Combers, of Alston Works, Bradford. Holden was mayor of Bradford in 1878, 1879, 1880 and 1886.City of Bradford - Mayors of Bradford In 1884 he stood unsuccessfully for parliament at a by-election at |
Angus Holden MP
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Bradford East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bradford East is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 by Imran Hussain (British politician), Imran Hussain of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile Bradford East covers the north east and east parts of Bradford and has a significant number of non-white residents. Residents are poorer than the UK average. History The constituency had existed from 1885 to 1974. Following a 2007–2009 review of parliamentary boundaries in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commission for England, the Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency), Bradford North constituency was abolished and Bradford East created for the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 general election. Boundaries Municipal boundaries of Bradford Bradford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, covering the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke White (English Politician)
Sir Luke White (1845 – 17 August 1920) was an English Liberal Party politician. Early life White was born at Deighton, Yorkshire. He was a solicitor by profession, served as Justice of the Peace and was from 1897 Coroner for the East Riding of Yorkshire. Liberal agent In the 1886 general election he was agent to the Liberal candidate for the Buckrose constituency in the east of Yorkshire, William Alexander McArthur. At that election, McArthur was declared the victor over his Conservative opponent Christopher Sykes by a single vote, 3,742 to 3,741. McArthur and took his seat, but "on scrutiny" the seat was eventually awarded to Sykes. Liberal MP In 1899, the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckrose Sir Angus Holden announced he was standing down from politics at the next election and White was adopted by the Buckrose Liberal Council to succeed him. At the time of his adoption White was Chairman of Driffield Urban Council and had previously been an Alderman of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |