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Leif Jones
Leifchild Stratten Leif-Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader, PC ( Leifchild Stratten Jones; 16 January 1862 – 26 September 1939), known as Leif Jones before his elevation to the peerage in 1932, was a British Temperance movement leader and Liberal politician. Background and education Born Leifchild Stratten Jones on 16 January 1862 in St Pancras, London, the fifth of the six children of Thomas Jones (1819–1882), an Independent clergyman, formerly of Morriston, Swansea, and Jane Jones, daughter of John Jones of Dowlais. His older siblings were David Brynmor (b. 1851), Annie, John Viriamu (b. 1862) and Irvonwy; his younger brother was Morlais Glasfryn. His brothers David Brynmor Jones and John Viriamu Jones would both achieve prominence in public life. In 1867, when Leifchild was five years old, his mother died, and, in 1869, his father left London, for health reasons, moving firstly back to Swansea (1870–1877) and afterwards to Melbourne, Australia (1877–1880), where Leifc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Appleby By-election
The Appleby by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 2 March 1905. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy and electoral history Richard Rigg had been Liberal MP for the seat of Appleby since the 1900 general election. Rigg aged only 23, had a large majority of 11.4%. This was a surprise, since Appleby had previously returned only Conservatives since 1885. Rigg resigned from the Liberal party on 25 November 1904 because he found himself in agreement with the Conservative government on so many key issues. The result at the last election was as follows: Candidates When Rigg announced his resignation from the Liberal Party he also announced his intention to resign his seat and seek re-election as a Conservative. However, the local Conservative Association had already selected 46-year-old Major George Noble as their candidate to re-gain the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |