Ernest Hatch
Sir Ernest Frederic George Hatch, 1st Baronet, KBE (12 April 1859 – 17 August 1927) was a British politician.
He was the son of John William Hatch of London and Matilda Augusta Snell of
Hatch was unsuccessful
Hatch remained as Conservative member for Gorton until 1904, when his disagreement with Joseph Chamberlain over free trade led to him crossing the floor to the Liberal Party.[3] At the next general election in 1906 he had little support from Liberal activists for his candidature, and accordingly withdrew.[3]
In 1908 he was created a baronet, "of Portland Place, in the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone".[4] He was appointed chairman and treasurer of University College Hospital, London[2]
During the
Ernest Hatch married Lady Constance Blanche Godolphin Osborne in 1900, aunt of John Osborne, later Duke of Leeds. They had one daughter, and the baronetcy became extinct on Sir Ernest's death in 1927.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ a b New Members of Parliament, The Times, 23 July 1895, p.4
- ^ a b c d Sir Ernest Hatch, The Times, 18 August 1927, p. 12
- ^ a b P F Clarke, Lancashire and the New Liberalism, Cambridge, 2007
- ^ "No. 28200". The London Gazette. 27 November 1908. p. 9026.
- ^ "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 6.
References
- Obituary, The Times, 18 August 1927
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs