Henry de Rosenbach Walker (30 May 1867 – 31 July 1923) was a British

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politician and author.

Background

He was a son of R. F. Walker of

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and Marie von Rosenbach, of Karritz,

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. He was educated at

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and

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. In 1900 he married Maud Eleanor Chute, of

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. They had three daughters.

Career

He worked as a

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in the

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from 1889 to 1892. He travelled extensively in Russia, Central Asia, the Far East, North America, the West Indies, and the Antipodes. From his travels he had two books published; ''Australasian Democracy'' in 1897 and ''The West Indies and the Empire'' in 1901. He stood as a Liberal candidate for parliament on four occasions. First he contested a Liberal seat, the

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division of

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in 1895, losing to the Conservatives. He then contested the marginal dual member seat of

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in 1900 and finished in fourth place. He was then elected Liberal MP for the Melton Division of

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in 1906, gaining the seat from the Conservatives. This was the first occasion that Melton had been won by a Liberal since it was created in 1885. He successfully defended Melton at the general election of January 1910 by a majority of just 123 votes. However, he chose not to defend his seat at the December 1910 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again. He was elected to the

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as a Liberal Party backed Progressive candidate for St Pancras East in 1913. He was made a Member of the London War Pensions Committee in 1916. He served one full term as a

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until he was appointed an

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in 1919. He served as an Alderman until his death.Who Was Who In 1914 he had published The Need for the Parliament Act.

Sources

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

References

External links

* * * Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Henry de Rosenbach 1867 births 1923 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 Members of London County Council Progressive Party (London) politicians British people of German descent