Harry Samuel: Difference between revisions

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Samuel retired from business to enter politics with the Unionist party and, in 1889, he became a prospective candidate in [[St Pancras East (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras East]]. So as not to split the Conservative vote in 1892 Samuel stood in the [[1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]] election for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in the [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] constituency but the seat was won by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[John Stewart Wallace]] with a majority of 270.<ref name="times"/>

In the [[1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895]], he stood again and was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Limehouse]] with a majority of 590. He was re-elected in 1900 with a majority of 538 but lost the seat in 1906 to Liberal [[William Pearce (Liberal politician)|William Pearce]]. In 1903, he had been appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]].<ref name="times"/><ref name="sir" />

In January 1910, he was elected back to parliament with a 1778 majority in the [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]] constituency, a seat he then held until he retired as a MP at the [[1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 election]]. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1916. <ref name="times"/> He was also a [[Freeman of the City of London]] and a member of the [[Worshipful Company of Coopers|Cooper's Company]].<ref name="je" />

| years = [[1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895]]–[[1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]]

| years = [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910|1910]] – [[1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922]]