Francis John Marnham (23 September 1853 – 18 January 1941) was a British Liberal politician and businessman.
Business
He was a member of the
Stock Exchange
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, but he retired from business when he was 32.
Politics
In
1906
Events
January–February
* January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...
he was elected
Liberal MP for
Chertsey at the
General Election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
, gaining the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of just 99 votes. The result was something of a surprise to the local Liberals and Marnham in particular.
In 1908, although he had retired from the Stock Exchange, he expressed a desire to stand-down from parliament due to the "strains of parliamentary life".
In 1910 he stood down from parliament and did not contest the
January General Election, which saw the Conservative Party re-gain the seat. A year later he went to live at
Torquay.
In 1926 he served a one-year term as Mayor of Torquay;
[A Liberal Chronicle - Journals and Papers of J.A.Pease, 1908-1910] it was one of the rare occasions when the Town Council selected a chief magistrate from outside its own members.
He had been chairman of Torquay Council of Social Service, a
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
, and was prominently associated with Upton Vale Baptist Church.
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1853 births
1941 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1906–1910
Torquay
Mayors of places in Devon
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