Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale
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Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale (4 May 1872 – 23 March 1935) was a Liberal Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
The second but oldest surviving son of mill-owner Edward Partington
(who became the 1st Baron Doverdale), Partington was born in Bury
. Educated at Rossall School
, he held a commission in the 4th (Militia
) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment
. He was a justice of the peace
for the counties of Cheshire
and Worcestershire
, and a Deputy Lieutenant
of the latter county.
Partington entered the family business which involved the production and procesing of wood pulp for the manufacture of paper. He became amember of the firm of Olive and Partington, with paper mills in Glossop
, Derbyshire and a director of the Kellner-Partington Paper Pulp Company.
He was twice married: in 1902 he wed Clara Isabel Murray, daughter of Viscount Elibank. The couple had one son and one daughter and were divorced in 1934. In 1934 he married an American widow, Leslie Tailer of New York
.
He was elected at the 1900 general election
as Member of Parliament
for High Peak
constituency in Derbyshire
, and held the seat through two further elections before his defeat at the December 1910 general election.
In March 1913 he was appointed an alderman
on London County Council
as a member of the Liberal-backed Progressive Party
. He remained a member of the council until 1920.
He returned to the House of Commons
in 1915 at an uncontested by-election
for the Shipley
constituency in the West Riding of Yorkshire
. The vacancy occurred during the First World War
, when the sitting MP, Percy Illingworth
, died. Under an agreement between the parties vacant seats were to be uncontested for the duration of the conflict, with only a candidate of the party holding the seat being nominated. Partington stood down at the next general election in 1918
.
He succeeded his father in the peerage upon his death in 1925. He died at his London home at Ennismore Gardens, Westminster
in 1935 aged 62. He was buried at Hampton Lovett near Droitwich, close to his country home of Westwood Park.
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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The second but oldest surviving son of mill-owner Edward Partington
Edward Partington, 1st Baron Doverdale
Edward Partington was an English industrialist.-Biography:Partington was born in Bury, England and arrived in Glossop in 1874. He, with his partner William Olive, bought the Turn Lee Mill from Thomas Hamer Ibbotson. He bought it to try out a modern method of paper manufacture using the sulphite...
(who became the 1st Baron Doverdale), Partington was born in Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
. Educated at Rossall School
Rossall School
Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
, he held a commission in the 4th (Militia
Militia (United Kingdom)
The Militia of the United Kingdom were the military reserve forces of the United Kingdom after the Union in 1801 of the former Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland....
) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment
Cheshire Regiment
The Cheshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.The regiment was created in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms by the linking of the 22nd Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire...
. He was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the counties of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
and Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, and a Deputy Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Since 1719, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire.-Lord Lieutenants of Worcestershire to 1974:...
of the latter county.
Partington entered the family business which involved the production and procesing of wood pulp for the manufacture of paper. He became amember of the firm of Olive and Partington, with paper mills in Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
, Derbyshire and a director of the Kellner-Partington Paper Pulp Company.
He was twice married: in 1902 he wed Clara Isabel Murray, daughter of Viscount Elibank. The couple had one son and one daughter and were divorced in 1934. In 1934 he married an American widow, Leslie Tailer of New York
New York
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He was elected at the 1900 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
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as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for High Peak
High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)
- Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1960s:...
constituency in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, and held the seat through two further elections before his defeat at the December 1910 general election.
In March 1913 he was appointed an alderman
Alderman
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on London County Council
London County Council
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as a member of the Liberal-backed Progressive Party
Progressive Party (London)
The Progressive Party was a political party based around the Liberal Party that contested municipal elections in the County of London.It was founded in 1888 by a group of Liberals and leaders of the labour movement. It was also supported by the Fabian Society, and Sidney Webb was one of its...
. He remained a member of the council until 1920.
He returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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in 1915 at an uncontested by-election
By-election
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for the Shipley
Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1910s:...
constituency in the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
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. The vacancy occurred during the First World War
World War I
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, when the sitting MP, Percy Illingworth
Percy Illingworth
Percy Holden Illingworth was a British Liberal Party. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...
, died. Under an agreement between the parties vacant seats were to be uncontested for the duration of the conflict, with only a candidate of the party holding the seat being nominated. Partington stood down at the next general election in 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
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He succeeded his father in the peerage upon his death in 1925. He died at his London home at Ennismore Gardens, Westminster
Westminster
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in 1935 aged 62. He was buried at Hampton Lovett near Droitwich, close to his country home of Westwood Park.