Sir Arthur Harold Marshall,

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(2 August 1870 – 18 January 1956) was an

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politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for

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1910–1918 and for

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1922–1923.

Background

Arthur Harold Marshall was born in

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, Lancashire, a son of Methodist Minister Rev. H.T. Marshall DD and Mary Keats of Hanley. He was educated privately and at

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(University of Leeds). He travelled extensively in South Africa, Canada, U.S.A. and Europe. In 1896 he married Louie Hepworth, the third daughter of Joseph Hepworth JP of Leeds, Torquay and Harrogate. In 1918 he became a

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. In 1948 his wife died.

Profession

In 1904 Marshall qualified as a

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, being

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. He practiced on the North-Eastern Circuit. He was a director of the Legal Insurance Company and of J Hepworth & Son (Limited). He was director of Bradford & District Newspaper Company Limited.

Political

Marshall was elected to Harrogate Town Council, serving for six years. In December 1910 he was elected to parliament as Liberal MP for Wakefield. He gained his seat from the Conservatives. He was the first Liberal to win the division since 1880. From 1910–1918 he served as a Liberal Whip. He was Chairman and Honorary Secretary of the Yorkshire Liberal Federation. He was Chairman of the Central Billeting Board. He was a member of the

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and of the National War Aims Committee. In December 1918 he lost his seat to the Unionist candidate who had the

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of the wartime Coalition Government. In 1920 when a Conservative vacancy occurred in Ashton-under-Lyne, the town of his birth, he became the Liberal candidate for the by-election where he came third. At the next general election in 1922 he stood in Huddersfield where he had the support of Huddersfield Liberal Association, and the defending member stood as a National Liberal with the support of

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and the local Conservatives. Marshall gained the seat. In parliament he again served as a Liberal Whip. A year later in 1923 there was another general election. This time the Liberals were united, but he narrowly lost the seat to Labour, he failing to regain the seat in the 1924 general election. He did not stand for parliament again.British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 by FWS Craig

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Arthur Harold 1870 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1922–1923 Politics of Wakefield Politics of Huddersfield Alumni of the University of Leeds