John Stanhope Arkwright
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Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (10 July 1872 – 19 September 1954) was a British Conservative Party
politician.
Born in London
, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright. In 1910 he sold Hampton Court, near Leominster and purchased Kinsham Court
At the 1900 general election
he was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Hereford
, a position he served in until his resignation
in 1912.
In 1934 he was knighted and made an Honourary Freeman of the City of Hereford
.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Born in London
London
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, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright. In 1910 he sold Hampton Court, near Leominster and purchased Kinsham Court
Kinsham
The village of Kinsham lies in the wooded hills of Herefordshire, England in the Marches near to the border with Wales and near the town of Presteigne. Surrounding villages include Stapleton and Lingen. Kinsham lies on the River Lugg...
At the 1900 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
he was elected as a 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,...
(MP) for Hereford
Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, a position he served in until his resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in 1912.
In 1934 he was knighted and made an Honourary Freeman of the City of Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
.
Sources
- The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (includes photo)