Arthur James Sherwell (11 April 1863 – 13 January 1942) was a British Liberal Party politician and temperance campaigner.

Background

He was born in London on 11 April 1863, the son of John Viney Sherwell, of Modbury, Devon. He was educated privately. He married in 1909, Amy Whadcoat of Bodiam,

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Career

Prior to entering Parliament he was occupied in sociological and politico-economic studies and literary work. Most notably in connection with the Temperance movement with his friend Joseph Rowntree with whom he published a number of works; ''The Temperance Problem and Social Reform''

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''Life in West London''

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''British Gothenburg Experiments''

''The Drink Peril in Scotland'' 903 ''Public Control of the Liquor Trade'' 903 ''The Taxation of the Liquor Trade''

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''The Russian Vodka Monopoly'', ''State Purchase of the Liquor Trade'' 919 ''State Prohibition and Local Option''. He has travelled extensively, he has been several times round the world, and has an intimate acquaintance with United States and the British Dominions and Colonies. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 1906 to 1918. He first stood for parliament at the

1906 Huddersfield by-election The Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency), Huddersfield by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-elections, Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past t ...

, following the 1906 General election when he held a seat for the Liberals. He was re-elected in both 1910 General Elections and retired from parliament just before the 1918 General election.British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F. W. S. He has served on various Government Committees and Commissions. He was a member of the Sociological Society.

Sources

*Who Was Who *British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.

References

External links

*Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com
Transcript of ''British 'Gothenburg' Experiments and Public-House Trusts''
by Joseph Rowntree and Arthur Sherwell (1901) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwell, Arthur James 1863 births 1942 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Temperance movement History of Gothenburg Alcohol in Scotland