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Bertram Straus
Bertram Stuart Straus (17 March 1867 – 26 August 1933) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. Background Born in Manchester, he was the son of Henry S Straus of Sedgley Park, a merchant and vice consul for the Netherlands. Following education at Harrow School he was articled to Hale & Sons, colonial brokers in the City of London. The company specialised in the importation of ostrich feathers, ivory, rubber, mother of pearl, drugs, gums, spices, cocoa, mica, isinglass, fibres and carpets. He subsequently became a partner in the business, from which he retired in 1898. He was later chairman of Virol Limited, manufacturers of "Virol", a malt extract based vitamin preparation. Politics Straus entered politics as a member of Marylebone Vestry, and was later elected as a Progressive Party Councillor to represent Mile End on the London County Council in 1898, and was re-elected in 1901 and 1904.''London County Council Election'', The Times, 7 March 1904, p.12 At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Mile End By-election
The Mile End (UK Parliament constituency), Mile End by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election held on 12 January 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 Spencer Charrington had been Conservative MP for the seat of Mile End since the seat's creation at the 1885 general election. He died on 11 December 1904. Electoral history Charrington easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority: Candidates The local Unionist Association selected 43-year-old Liberal Unionist Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, Harry Levy-Lawson as their candidate to defend the seat. He was the son and heir of Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham. Levy-Lawson was looking to make a return to parliament after a break of ten years. He had sat as a Liberal for St Pancras West from 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |