Constituency : Leigh 1906-10, Northwich 1910-18, Southport 1923-4
John took over from C P Scott in representing Leigh.
John was the son of the chemical magnate and Northwich MP of the same name. He was married to the daughter of former Battersea MP Octavius Morgan.
John spoke for the eight hour day in the mines in 1906.
When John's father stood down in January 1910 John Jr switched seats to succeed him. In December 1910 his majority was much reduced and The Manchester Courier remarked that "Brunnerism has sustained a blow from which it is doubtful whether it will ever recover".
John was defeated by a couponed Conservative in 1918.
John succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1919.
In 1922 John switched to Southport where he came a fairly close second to the Tory. He had a narrow victory in 1923 but was decisively beaten in 1924.
John stood in a by-election at Cheltenham in 1928 but came second due to the intervention of a Labour candidate.
John was the grandfather of the Duchess of Kent.
He died in 1929 aged 64.
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