Horace Crawfurd
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Horace Evelyn Crawfurd was a Liberal Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was a lecturer at Liverpool University.
In 1913 he was adopted as Liberal candidate for Southport
for a General Election expected to take place in 1914 or 1915. However, the election was postponed due to the war. He became a Flight Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Services and was stationed in the Far East. He continued to nurse the Southport constituency while on leave in anticipation of being candidate when the election finally came. However, the Conservative MP for Southport, received endorsement from the Coalition Prime Minister Lloyd George, so the Southport Liberals decided not to run a candidate against him.
He unsuccessfully contested the Walthamstow West
constituency at the general elections in 1922
and 1922
, before winning the seat at the 1924 general election
, narrowly defeating the Labour
MP Valentine McEntee
. However, McEntee regained the seat at the 1929 general election
.
He stood again at the Islington East by-election
in February 1931, where he finished fourth. His last candidacy was at the 1935 general election
, when he was placed third of the three candidates in Leicester West
.
In 1930 Elinor Glyn Ltd employed Crawfurd to undertake the publicity campaign for two movies Knowing Men (1930) which experimented with a new colour process, and The Price of Things (1931). Crawfurd also worked with the author Elinor Glyn
on her own personal publicity.
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 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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He was a lecturer at Liverpool University.
In 1913 he was adopted as Liberal candidate for Southport
Southport (UK Parliament constituency)
Southport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
for a General Election expected to take place in 1914 or 1915. However, the election was postponed due to the war. He became a Flight Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Services and was stationed in the Far East. He continued to nurse the Southport constituency while on leave in anticipation of being candidate when the election finally came. However, the Conservative MP for Southport, received endorsement from the Coalition Prime Minister Lloyd George, so the Southport Liberals decided not to run a candidate against him.
He unsuccessfully contested the Walthamstow West
Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)
Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...
constituency at the general elections in 1922
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
and 1922
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, before winning the seat at the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, narrowly defeating the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP Valentine McEntee
Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee
Valentine la Touche McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee was an Irish-born Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
. However, McEntee regained the seat at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
.
He stood again at the Islington East by-election
Islington East by-election, 1931
The Islington East by-election, 1931 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19th February 1931 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington East in Islington, North London....
in February 1931, where he finished fourth. His last candidacy was at the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
, when he was placed third of the three candidates in Leicester West
Leicester West (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicester West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
.
In 1930 Elinor Glyn Ltd employed Crawfurd to undertake the publicity campaign for two movies Knowing Men (1930) which experimented with a new colour process, and The Price of Things (1931). Crawfurd also worked with the author Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn , born Elinor Sutherland, was a British novelist and scriptwriter who pioneered mass-market women's erotic fiction. She popularized the concept It...
on her own personal publicity.