James John Hamlyn Moses

James John Hamlyn Moses
Mayor of Plymouth
In office 1926–1927
Preceded by	J. A. Bellamy
Succeeded by	Hubert M. Medland
Member of Parliament for Plymouth Drake
In office 30 May 1929 – 8 October 1931
Preceded by	Arthur Benn
Succeeded by	Freddie Guest
Personal details
Born	(1873-08-14)14 August 1873 Dartmouth, Devon, England
Died	28 May 1946(1946-05-28) (aged 72)
Political party	Labour

James John Hamlyn Moses (14 August 1873 – 28 May 1946) was an English politician who served as mayor and later MP for Plymouth.

Personal life

Moses was born in

, and Susannah L. Peek. He was educated at the Board School, Dartmouth and started work part-time at the age of nine as a newspaper boy. He became a full-time errand boy at the age of thirteen. He took an apprenticeship in the trade of shipbuilding at fifteen. He entered from 1891.

Political career

Moses became a Member of the Devonport

.

Moses was originally a

. After being elected a petition was presented against him alleging bribery and corruption on the part of his agent during the election. He was cleared of all charges and awarded £3,000 costs.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Moses

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Benn	Member of Parliament for Plymouth Drake 1929–1931	Succeeded by Freddie Guest