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Sydney Arnold
Sydney Arnold, 1st Baron Arnold (13 January 1878 – 3 August 1945) was a radical United Kingdom, British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who later joined the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and served as a government minister. A son of W. A. Arnold, of Manchester, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School. As a member of the General Committee of the Manchester Liberal Federation, he served as Honorary Treasurer of the North-West Division of the Free Trade Union.''Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1916''. Politics He unsuccessfully contested the Conservative seat of Holderness (UK Parliament constituency), Holderness Division of the East Riding of Yorkshire at the December 1910 General Election. He was elected in 1912 as Member of Parliament for Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency), Holmfirth in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election following the resignation of the long-serving Liberal MP Henry Wilson (British politician), Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Holmfirth By-election
The Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency), Holmfirth by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1912. 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 and electoral history The local Liberal MP Henry Wilson (Yorkshire politician), Henry Wilson resigned from parliament at the age of 79. He had been MP here since the seat was created in 1885. At the last General Election, he was returned unopposed. The last contested election was the previous election; Candidates The Liberal candidate selected was 34-year-old Sydney Arnold, 1st Baron Arnold, Sydney Arnold. He had contested neighbouring Holderness (UK Parliament constituency), Holderness for the Liberals at the last election. He had been educated at Manchester Grammar School and had been a Member of Manchester Stock Exchange since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmfirth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Boundaries Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Staincross and Upper Aggbrigg. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. *Liberal: Sydney Arnold *Labour:William Lunn Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
