Friday, 26 May 2017
1569 George Haddock
Constituency : North Lonsdale 1906-12 ( Liberal Unionist ) ; 1912-18 ( Conservative )
George took North Lonsdale from Richard Cavendish who'd defected to the Liberals over Free Trade. He won by 179 votes.
In 1907 the Tory Earl of Crawford described him as "utterly useless" as a parliamentarian.
George retained the seat in January 1910 by 69 votes. The Liberals demanded a recount which resulted in George's majority going up by a hundred. In December he won against the same opponent by 74 votes.
George served in World War One as a Major.
George stood down when the seat was abolished in 1918.
George was fond of hunting and shooting.
He died in 1930 aged 66.
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