Sir Albert Reuben Atkey (1 July 1867 – 9 November 1947) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1918 general election, standing as a

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, he was elected as member of parliament (MP) for the new Nottingham Central constituency. At the 1922 election, he lost the seat by a majority of only 22 votes to the

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candidate, Reginald Berkeley. He stood again in

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, but Berkeley was returned with a majority of 1,805, and Atkey did not stand for

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again. Instead he concentrated on local politics and became

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in 1910 and

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in 1928. His term of office as Lord Mayor is best remembered for the opening of

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by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) on 22 May 1929. Atkey was a prominent businessman and founded A.R. Atkey Ltd, the first motor traders in Nottingham. He was knighted in 1935.

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* 1867 births 1947 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 Sheriffs of Nottingham Lord mayors of Nottingham {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub