Constituency : Cricklade 1906-10
John took over from Edmond Fitzmaurice at Cricklade.
John was an Oxford academic . He was a councillor then aldreman on Leamington Borough Council. From 1894 he sat on the executive of the National Liberal Federation and was Treasurer of the party from 1903 to 1906. He supported disestablishment of the church and was President of the Liberation Society, advocating passive resistance to paying the local education rate.
Most of John's parliamentary questions were on the education issue.
John opposed female suffrage and in 1908 formed the Men's League for Opposing Women's Suffrage .His wife Edith was vice-chair of a women's anti-suffrage organisation.
In January 1910 John was defeated by the Liberal Unionist Thomas Calley.
After his defeat John was re-elected to the NLF executive and served until his death.
He died in 1925 aged 82.
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