946 John Hollond

Constituency : Brighton  1880-5

John  was  one  of  two  Liberal  victors  at  Brighton.

John  was  a  clergyman's  son  educated  at  Harrow  and  Cambridge. He  became  a  barrister.

John's  particular  interest  was  Poor  Law  reform.

John  was  defeated  in  1885. In  1886  he  became  a  Liberal  Unionist  and  stood  unsuccessfully  for  East  Perthshire. In  1889  he  became  president  of  the Marylebone  Liberal  Unionist  Association.

John  was  vice-president  of  a  psychic  research  society.

He  died  in  1912  aged  70.