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Arthur Acland Allen
Arthur Acland Allen (11 August 1868 – 20 May 1939) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1906 and 1918. Biography Allen was the son of Peter Allen, manager of the ''Manchester Guardian'' and of Sophia Russell Allen, daughter of John Edward Taylor, J. E. Taylor, founder of the ''Manchester Guardian''. His mother died while giving birth to him. His brother Charles Allen (Stroud MP), Charles Peter Allen was also a Liberal MP. Allen was educated at Rugby School and University College, Oxford, where he was a classical Scholarship, scholar. He was Call to the bar, called to the bar in 1893. He was a member of the London County Council from 1899 to 1913, was an alderman from 1920 to 1925. He chaired various committees, and was deputy chairman of the Council from 1908 to 1909. Allen was first elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons at the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Dorset (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Dorset is a former United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliamentary constituency. It was formally known as the Eastern Division of Dorset. It was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by one Knight of the Shire. History Before 1885 the historic county of Dorset, in south-west England, was an undivided three-seat county constituency - see the article on Dorset (UK Parliament constituency), the Dorset constituency. In 1885 the county was divided for Parliamentary purposes into four single-member county constituencies: this constituency, North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency), North Dorset, South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency), South Dorset and West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency), West Dorset (no borough constituencies were created in Dorset in the 1885 redistribution). Each of these divisions comprised roughly a quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dunbartonshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Palace of Westminster, Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also Westminster) from 1801 to 1950. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Dunbartonshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Dunbartonshire . History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the Plurality voting system, first-past-the-post system until the seat was split in 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Boundaries The constituency was created to cover the county of Dumbarton (later ''Dunbarton'') minus any parliamentary burgh or part thereof within the Counties of Scotland, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Thornbury was a county constituency centred on the town of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, Thornbury in Gloucestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Lawford's Gate except the part included in the parliamentary borough of Bristol. 1918–1950: The Urban District of Kingswood, and the Rural Districts of Sodbury, Thornbury, and Warmley. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
