Arthur Brend Winterbotham
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Arthur Brend Winterbotham (19 April 1838 - 8 September 1892) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal
politician.
Winterbotham was the son of Lindsey Winterbotham and Sarah Ann Page. His father was a banker of Stroud
, Gloucestershire
. He was educated at Amersham School. After joining Thomas Hunt as partner in Cam Mill (previously known as Corrietts Mill) he moved to Cam, Gloucestershire
, where he was a cloth manufacturer. He built a house at Norman Hill, Dursley, Gloucestershire.
In 1885 Winterbotham was elected Member of Parliament
for Cirencester
. He held the seat until his death in 1892.
Winterbotham married Elizabeth Strachan in 1863 and had two sons Arthur and Herbert. His brother Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham
was also a Member of Parliament.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Winterbotham was the son of Lindsey Winterbotham and Sarah Ann Page. His father was a banker of Stroud
Stroud
Stroud a town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.Stroud may also refer to:*Stroud, New South Wales, Australia*Stroud, Ontario, Canada*Stroud , Gloucestershire, UK*Stroud...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. He was educated at Amersham School. After joining Thomas Hunt as partner in Cam Mill (previously known as Corrietts Mill) he moved to Cam, Gloucestershire
Cam, Gloucestershire
Cam is a large village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, situated in the Cotswolds. The Cotswold Way runs less than a mile from the village. It has a boundary with the town of Dursley.Cam had approximately 8,500 residents in the 2001 census...
, where he was a cloth manufacturer. He built a house at Norman Hill, Dursley, Gloucestershire.
In 1885 Winterbotham was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cirencester
Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885...
. He held the seat until his death in 1892.
Winterbotham married Elizabeth Strachan in 1863 and had two sons Arthur and Herbert. His brother Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham
Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham
Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1867 to 1873....
was also a Member of Parliament.