Saul Isaac
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Saul Isaac was an English businessman and Conservative Party
politician. He was the first jewish person to be elected to the House of Commons as a Conservative candidate.
Isaac was a partner in the army contracting business run by his older brother Samuel
(1812–1886), which became the largest European supplier of materials to to the Confederate States
during the American Civil War
.
He was elected at the 1874 general election
as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Nottingham
, when the Conservatives took both the city's parliamentary seats from the Liberal
s. The election return describes him as a colliery proprietor, of Colwick Hall
, Nottinghamshire.
Isaac was defeated at the 1880 general election
, and was unsuccessful when he contested Finsbury Central
at the 1885 general election
.
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. He was the first jewish person to be elected to the House of Commons as a Conservative candidate.
Isaac was a partner in the army contracting business run by his older brother Samuel
Samuel Isaac
Samuel Isaac , merchant and projector of the Mersey Railway Tunnel.Isaac, son of Lewis Isaac of Poole, Dorsetshire, by Catherine, daughter of N. Solomon of Margate, was born at Chatham, Kent in 1815. Coming to London as a young man, he established a large business as an army contractor in Jermyn...
(1812–1886), which became the largest European supplier of materials to to the Confederate States
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He was elected at the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
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 Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies....
, when the Conservatives took both the city's parliamentary seats from the Liberal
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...
s. The election return describes him as a colliery proprietor, of Colwick Hall
Colwick Hall
Colwick Hall was an English country house in Colwick, Nottinghamshire.. It is now a hotel.The earliest references to the estate occur on the death of William de Colwick in 1362, when it passed by the marriage of his daughter Joan to Sir Richard Byron, into the Byron family...
, Nottinghamshire.
Isaac was defeated at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, and was unsuccessful when he contested Finsbury Central
Finsbury Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Finsbury Central was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Finsbury district of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
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