1328 Harold Reckitt

Constituency : Pontefract  1893 , Brigg  1895-1907

Harold  chalked  up  a  gain  from  the  Tories  at  Pontefract  where  the  incumbent  was  elevated  to  the  peerage.

Harold's  grandfather  had  founded  a  successful  consumer  goods  business.  His  father  had  been  created  a  baronet. By  the  time  of  Harold's   election  he  had  expanded  into  the  shipping  business  and  was  a  director  of  a  colliery.

Harold's  election  was  voided  on  petition  but  he  returned  for  Brigg  in  1895.

Harold  agitated  for  an  Employer's  Liability  Bill.

In  1907  Harold  had  to  resign  his  seat  due  to  being  involved  in  a messy  divorce  case. It  turned  out  that  Harold  turned  to  drink  and  gambling   after  the birth  of  his  first  child  in  1901. He  then  became  unfaithful   with  their  parlour maid  and  started  visiting  brothels  in  London.

He  died  in  1930  aged  62.