Major George Edward Banes (2 February 1828 – 16 July 1907) was Conservative MP for

West Ham South West Ham South was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) ...

. A wharfinger and bonded warehouse keeper, Banes founded the 3rd Essex Artillery Volunteers (later 1st Brigade Essex RA) in 1859 and retired in 1876 with the rank of major. He was elected to Parliament for

in 1886, lost it to

Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie (15 August 185626 September 1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician. He was a founder of the Labour Party, and served as its first parliamentary leader from 1906 to 1908. Hardie was born in Newhouse, Lanarkshire. ...

in 1892, won it back from him in 1895, held it in 1900, but stood down in 1906.

Sources

* *Craig, F.W.S. ''British Election Results 1885-1918'' *''

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'', 1886 to 1910 editions Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politics of the London Borough of Newham 1829 births 1907 deaths {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub