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Arthur Bignold
Sir Arthur Bignold (8 July 1839 – 23 March 1915) was a Liberal Unionist Party politician in Scotland who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wick Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Wick Burghs from 1900 to 1910. Bignold was third son of Sir Samuel Bignold, Secretary of the Norwich Union. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1873 he was a founding member of The Kennel Club. He won his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons at the 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 general election, when he defeated the sitting Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party MP Thomas Hedderwick. Bignold was re-elected in 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906, but lost his seat at the January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910 general election. He stood again in December 1910 United Kingdom general election, December 1910, but lost again. He was granted the freedom of the Royal burgh of Dingwall in December 1902, and Knight Bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington (later the Duke of Devonshire) and Joseph Chamberlain, the party established a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule. The two parties formed the ten-year-long coalition Unionist Government 1895–1905 but kept separate political funds and their own party organisations until a complete merger between the Liberal Unionist and the Conservative parties was agreed to in May 1912.Ian Cawood, ''The Liberal Unionist Party: A History'' (2012) History Formation The Liberal Unionists owe their origins to the conversion of William Ewart Gladstone to the cause of Irish Home Rule (i.e. limited self-government for Ireland). The 1885 general election had left Charles Stewart Parnell's Irish Nationalists holding the balance of power, and had convinced Gladstone that the Irish wanted and deserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
