William Allen (National Liberal politician)
William Allen | |
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.jpg) Allen in 1895 | |
| Born | 1870 |
| Died | 11 September 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Politician,barrister |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
William Allen (1870 – 11 September 1945)[1][2] was a politician in Britain who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1892 to 1900, and – after a gap of more than thirty years – from 1931 to 1935.[3]
Allen was the son of
He did not seek election again until the 1924 general election,[6] when he stood as a Constitutionalist candidate in the Burslem constituency. In 1924, Constitutionalist candidates were either Unionist or Liberal candidates who were supported by both local party associations. As a group, they wished to see the return of a Coalition Government. Allen narrowly lost the two-way contest to his Labour Party opponent Andrew MacLaren.[4][6]
Allen did not stand in 1929,
He lived at the Allen family home, Woodhead Hall, in Cheadle.[9]
References
- ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mr William Allen (Hansard)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Papers Past Observer 26 Poutūterangi 1904
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Staffordshire Advertiser, Oct 1931
- ^ Liberals in Parliament 1924–1994 by Rif Winfield
- ^ "Woodhead Hall" (PDF).
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