Sunday 24 February 2013
64 Sir John Arnott
Constituency : Kinsale 1859-63
John was another notable Victorian with a relatively brief Parliamentary career. He was born in Scotland in rather humble surroundings and moved to Cork in 1837 where he worked in a shop until starting his own business in drapery. This rapidly expanded across Britain and he acquired interests in horse racing , shipping, brewing, railways and newspapers. He also became a philanthropist, leading an investigation into the treatment of children at Cork's workhouse.
In 1859 he was elected both Lord Mayor of Cork and MP for Kinsale. During his four year stint as an MP he sat on the select committee for the Irish Poor Law Relief Bill.
In 1896 John was created a baronet and died two years later.
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