David Sydney Waterlow (18 December 1857 – 25 August 1924), was a British

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politician and businessman.

Background

He was born in

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, he was the fourth son of Sir Sydney Waterlow, a Liberal Member of Parliament. He was educated at

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and

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. He married Edith Emma Maitland in 1883, and the couple had three daughters.

Career

He travelled round the world in 1879. He joined the firm of

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, Ltd, printers, in 1880. He retired from the firm in 1898 but subsequently became chairman in 1922. He was the Director of the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company, Ltd, from 1885 to 1924. He was a member of the

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, sitting for St Pancras North for the Liberal backed Progressive Party, from 1898 to 1910. He sat as Liberal MP for

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from 1906 to December 1910. Waterlow remained active in politics: he was selected as Liberal prospective candidate for the parliamentary constituency of

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in 1912, but did not contest an election there. He also made two unsuccessful attempts to return to the London County Council: at

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in 1913 and

in 1922.

He was Chairman of Governors at the United Westminster Schools in 1914. He became a Justice of the Peace in

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in 1916. David Waterlow's sister, Mrs.

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, was also politically active, being a member of the

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for Tower Hamlets. He died at his home in

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, in 1924, aged 66, following complications after surgery. He was buried at

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References

Sources

*Craig, F. W. S. ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918'',

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterlow, David Sydney 1857 births 1924 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 Members of London County Council Burials at Brookwood Cemetery People from Highgate Progressive Party (London) politicians Younger sons of baronets David Sydney