Samuel Moss MA BCL JP CC MP (13 December 1858 – 14 May 1918), was a Welsh

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politician and judge.

Background

Moss was born the second son of Enoch Moss, of Broad Oak,

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. He attended Worcester College, Oxford. In 1895 he married Eleanor Samuel, daughter of E.B. Samuel of The Darland, Wrexham. They had four sons and two daughters.

Legal career

He qualified as a barrister and practised on North Wales and Chester Circuit. He went to Lincoln's Inn in 1880. He was Assistant Boundary Commissioner for the whole of Wales, 1887. He was County Court Judge, North Wales, Chester District (Circuit No 29), from 1906 to 1918. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire. He wrote ''The English Land Laws'', which was published in 1886.

Political career

He was elected to the

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for Denbighshire East in a by-election in 1897.British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig) He held the seat until he resigned shortly after the 1906 election to take up an appointment as a County Court Judge. In local politics he was an Alderman and first Vice-Chairman of Denbighshire County Council, and 2nd Chairman; formerly member of Chester City Council.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Samuel 1858 births 1918 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 County Court judges (England and Wales)