Friday 29 September 2017

1690 Alfred Hedges




Constituency : Tunbridge  1906-10  

Alfred  took  Tunbridge  from  the  Tories.

Alfred  was  the  son  of  William  Hedges, co-founder  of  Benson &  Hedges. He  was  educated  at  Milton, Kent. He  was  a  Methodist. William  took  over  from  his  father  as  sole  proprietor  of  the  firm.

Alfred  was  interested  in  local  taxation  and  voted  against  the  government  on  rating  reform  in  1909.

Alfred  was  soundly  defeated  by  the  Tories  in  January  1910.

He  died  in  1929  aged  61.


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