Robert Noton Barclay
Robert Noton Barclay | |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange | |
In office 6 December 1923 – 9 October 1924 | |
Preceded by | Edwin Stockton |
Succeeded by | Edward Fielden |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1872 |
Died | 24 November 1957 | (aged 85)
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse |
Helena M. Bythell (m. 1898) |
Children | 2 sons and 3 daughters |
Sir Robert Noton Barclay (11 May 1872 – 24 November 1957) was an English export shipping merchant, banker and a
Family and education
Barclay was the son of Robert Barclay, a South America shipping merchant, with strong connections to the Lancashire cotton trade.[1] He attended Uppingham School and the Victoria University of Manchester. In 1898, he married Helena Margaret Bythell and they had two sons, John and Robbie and three daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Rosalind.[2] Barclay's sister, Mary Jane (1870–1939), married John Hope Simpson who was Liberal MP for Taunton from 1922 to 1924.[3]
Career
Barclay was an export shipping merchant.
Public life
Barclay served as a
Donations of property
In 1929 Barclay purchased land known the Ings and Stable Hills on the shore of
In 1943 he presented his then home at Mobberley Hall, Cheshire to the Manchester Education Committee for use as a residential school.[15]
Politics
Manchester politics
Barclay was first elected a member of
He was High Sheriff of Cheshire for 1937.
Parliament
Barclay first stood for Parliament at the 1923 general election. In a straight fight in the Manchester Exchange constituency he defeated the sitting Conservative MP, Sir Edwin Stockton by a majority of 1,799 votes.[21]
In
Death
Barclay died in hospital following an accident on 24 November 1957 aged 85 years.[24] Lady Barclay survived until 27 October 1960 when she died at the family home, Far Hills, Alderley Edge, Cheshire.[25]
References
- ^ The Times, 27 November 1957 p14
- ^ Who was Who, OUP 2007
- ^ Roger T Stearn, Sir John Hope Simpson in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; OUP 2004-09
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929; Politico’s Publishing 2003 p4
- ^ The Times, 27 November 1957 p14
- ^ The Times, 2 September 1936 p16
- ^ Who was Who, OUP 2007
- ^ The Times, 10 February 1931 p21
- ^ The Times, 14 February 1931 p9
- ^ The Times, 19 March 1937 p10
- ^ The Times, 27 November 1957 p14
- ^ The Times, 20 February 1936 p17
- ^ The Times, 23 July 1929 p11
- ^ The Times, 27 November 1957 p14
- ^ The Times, 21 December 1943 p2
- Shena Simon, A Century of City Government: Manchester 1838-1938; G. Allen & Unwin, 1938 p403
- ^ The Times, 6 April 1935 p10
- ^ The Times, 7 April 1939 p11
- ^ The Times, 24 September 1938 p7
- ^ The Times, 9 January 1941 p2
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p187
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p187
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p187
- ^ The Times, 27 November 1957 p1
- ^ The Times, 28 October 1960 p17