The 1908
Newport (Shropshire) by-election was held on 14 May 1908. The
by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent
Conservative MP,
William Kenyon-Slaney
William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney PC (24 August 1847 – 24 April 1908) was an English sportsman, soldier and politician.
Biography
Kenyon-Slaney was born in Rajkot in Gujarat in British India, the son of Captain William Kenyon of the 2nd Bombay Ca ...
. It was won by the
Conservative candidate
Beville Stanier
Sir Beville Stanier, 1st Baronet (12 June 1867 – 15 December 1921) was a British politician and landowner.
Stanier was born in Ambleside, Lancashire in 1867, the son of Francis Stanier and Caroline Stanier, sister of General William Clive Just ...
.
References
1908 elections in the United Kingdom
1908 in England
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Shropshire constituencies
20th century in Shropshire
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