1657 Horatio Myer

Constituency : Lambeth  North  1906-10

Horatio  took  Lambeth  North  from  the  Tories. He  was  not  the  unanimous  choice  of  the  local  party; one  faction  wanted the  former  Indian  MP  Dadabhai  Naoroji  who  stood  as  an  "Independent  Liberal"  but  didn't  cost  them  the  seat.

Horatio  was  born  in  Hereford  to  a  German  Jewish  immigrant. He  started  working  in  the wool  trade  then  set  up  his  own  business  making  iron  beds  and  other  bedroom  furniture. He  diversified  into  corn  and  wine. He  was   elected  as  a  Progreesive  councillor  in  1889. He  was  a  practising  Jew.

Horatio  was  interested  in  taxation  and  unemployment  relief.

Horatio  was  defeated  in  January  1910  despite  assistance  from  John  Burns  during  the  campaign   and  some  disruption  of  Unionist  meetings.

He  died  in  1916  aged  65.