Wednesday, 1 June 2016

1226 Sir Moses Manfield



Constituency  : Northampton  1891-5

Sir  Moses  took  over  at  Northampton  after  death  ended  the  tempestuous  but  short  parliamentary career  of   Charles  Bradlaugh.

Moses  was  the  son  of  a  Unitarian  cordwainer  from  Bristol. He  was  privately  educated .He became  a  successful  boot  and  shoe  maker  in  the  town  after  introducing  the  Singer  sewing machine.

He  died  in  1899  aged  80.

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