Hugh Fullerton (1851 – 31 August 1922) was a radical British
Liberal Party politician and merchant.
Background
He was a son of Samuel and Mary Fullerton, of Manchester. He was educated at public schools. He married in 1891, Ada Copley, daughter of Joseph Copley.
Career
He was a working man, then foreman, then master. He was 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
Magistrate, first in the City of
Manchester and then in
Cumberland
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. He took an active part in various educational, social, and political movements. In local politics he was a member of the Liberal backed
Progressive Party. He was Chairman of the
School Board, Manchester. He had been a
Guardian of the Poor
Boards of guardians were ''ad hoc'' authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930.
England and Wales
Boards of guardians were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing the parish overseers of the poor ...
. He was a member of a
Trades Council A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or ...
. He was Executive Treasurer, Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society, Manchester. He was a Member of the Executive for seven years of the
National Liberal Federation. He had made an inauspicious start to his parliamentary career when he was chosen as the Liberal candidate for
Ashton-under-Lyne, near his native Manchester. However, by the time a General Election came along in 1900, he had been replaced as candidate, with a suggestion that he lacked the financial means to serve as an MP. Six years later, he was elected to parliament, at the first attempt, at the 1906 General Election, gaining Egremont from the Conservatives.
He sat as Liberal MP for
Egremont, Cumberland from 1906–January 1910. He served one term as he was defeated by the Conservatives at the January 1910 General Election. He did not contest the December 1910 General Election but made an attempt to return to parliament at the 1918 General Election when he stood for the Liberal Party as their candidate at
Royton in
Lancashire. The Coalition Government 'coupon' was awarded to his Unionist opponent and he finished third.
He did not stand for parliament again.
[British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.]
Sources
*''Who Was Who''
*''British parliamentary election results 1885-1918'', Craig, F. W. S.;
Macmillan
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;
References
External links
Ukwhoswho.com
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1851 births
1922 deaths
UK MPs 1906–1910
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies