Joseph Ormond Andrews (1873 – 26 January 1909) was a

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politician in the United Kingdom. Andrews was educated at the

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Choir School. A

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by profession, Andrews was

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at the

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in 1898 and practised on the North Eastern circuit. A

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, he was a member of the Zetland Lodge in Leeds. A keen sportsman, he was a follower of the Bramham Moor Hounds, and ran horses at the Wetherby Steeplechase. Andrews was elected as member of parliament (MP) for

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at a

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in October 1905 following the death of Sir

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, defeating the

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candidate George Lane-Fox by 228 votes. The seat had never been won by the Liberals before. However, as Parliament was not sitting at the time, Andrews was unable to take his seat. Andrews lost the seat only three months later at the

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to the Conservative Party candidate, again George Lane-Fox (later 1st Baron Bingley), losing by 548 votes. His defeat was one of the few Liberal losses at an election which saw the party win a landslide majority in the

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. Andrews thus became one of the shortest-serving Members of Parliament, and one of only a handful never to take their seats. Andrews died, in 1909, at

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, Leeds. after two operations for

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. He was 36 years old and left a widow and two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Joseph 1873 births 1909 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906

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