Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden (16 March 1833 – 25 March 1912), was a

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politician who was active in local government and sat in the

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in two periods between 1885 and 1900. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Holden in 1908.

Early life and education

Holden was the eldest son of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Bt, M.P., of Oakworth House in

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, near

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, and his wife Marion Love, daughter of Angus Love of Paisley, Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh and at Wesley College,

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. He was a partner in the firm of Isaac Holden & Sons, Wool Combers, of Alston Works, Bradford.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
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Political career

Holden was mayor of

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in 1878, 1879, 1880 and 1886.City of Bradford - Mayors of Bradford
In 1884 he stood unsuccessfully for parliament at a by-election at

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. At the 1885 general election, he was elected as the first MP for the Eastern Division of Bradford as a Liberal, but he lost the seat in the 1886 general election. He was mayor of Bradford again in 1886. At the 1892 general election he was returned as a Gladstonian Liberal for the Buckrose Division of the East Riding which he continued to represent until he retired from the

at the 1900 general election. On the death of his father in 1897 he succeeded to the

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, becoming Sir Angus Holden, 2nd Baronet. On 4 July 1908 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Holden, of Alston in the county of Cumberland.

Personal life and death

After his death, he was succeeded in his titles by his son the Hon Ernest Illingworth Holden (born in 1867), who became the 3rd Baronet and the 2nd Baron Holden.

References

*Obituary in ''

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'', Tuesday, 26 March 1912; p. 11; Issue 39856; col B

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holden, Angus Holden, 1st Baron 1833 births 1912 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Mayors of Bradford Peers created by Edward VII People educated at Wesley College, Sheffield UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs who were granted peerages