Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth, 1st Baronet (22 August 1865 – 31 August 1944), was a British businessman and

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politician. He was born in Eccles,

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, and was the eldest son of Abraham Haworth of

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. He was educated at

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before going into business in

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. He became a senior partner in James Dilworth and Son, yarn merchants. In 1902 he was appointed a director of the

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, and in 1909 chairman of the board.''Sir Arthur Haworth'', The Times, 1 September 1944 He held a number of other positions, including Chairman of the Governors of

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, treasurer of

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and chairman of the

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. He also served as a major in the 1st Volunteer Battalion,

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. At the

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he was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for

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, and was created a

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, of

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in the County of Chester, in 1911. In February 1912 he was appointed a

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by Prime Minister

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. However, when he sought re-election to Parliament following this appointment he was defeated by the Unionist candidate

Philip Glazebrook Major Philip Kirkland Glazebrook, DSO (24 December 1880 – 7 March 1918) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. He was killed in action in the First World War. He was the son of John Knowles Glazebrook and Cecilia Anne Esthe ...

. He was a Liberal candidate at the next general election in 1918 in the Manchester Exchange constituency but did not receive the coupon and failed to be elected. Haworth married Lily Rigby in 1891 and they had three children. Haworth died at his home "Normanby",

, in August 1944, aged 79.

References

*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *

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* 1865 births 1944 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom People educated at Rugby School Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Cheshire Regiment officers People from Eccles, Greater Manchester Military personnel from Manchester 19th-century British Army personnel Volunteer Force officers {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub