Constituency : Egremont 1906-10
Hugh took Egremont from the Tories.
Hugh was from Manchester and had relatively humble origins. He was active in local politics. He wanted to stand for Ashton-under-Lyne in 1900 but lacked the financial resources necessary. As Herbert Gladstone's diary put it he was "deficient in position".He was a member of the Executive of the National Liberal Federation.
Hugh was known as a Radical.
Many of Hugh's parliamentary contributions were about South Africa.
Hugh was defeated in January 1910 by 111 votes and didn't stand in December.
Hugh stood for Royton in 1918.
He died in 1922 aged 71.
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