909 Alfred Barnes

Constituency : East  Derbyshire  1880-85, Chesterfield 1885-92  ( from  1886  Liberal  Unionist )

Alfred's  victory  made  it  a  double triumph  for  the  Liberals  in  East  Derbyshire.

Alfred  was  educated  privately.  Alfred  bought  a  lease  on  part  of  the  largely  undisturbed  Derbyshire  coalfield  in  1846. His  business  was  successful  and  he  was  also  a  director  of  several  railway  companies.

Alfred  was  said  to  speak  with  a  slight  burr.

Alfred  became  president  of  the  Mining  Association  of  Great  Britain.  in  1881 The  Tories  were  expecting  Alfred  to  resign  his  seat   in  1883.
 
Alfred  went  over  to  the  Liberal  Unionists  in  1886. He  said  the  Reform  Club  could  throw  him  out  if  they  wanted.

In  1893  Alfred  became  president  of  the  Chesterfield  and  Midland  Counties  Institute  of  Engineers.

He  died  in  1901  aged  78.