Friday, 30 June 2017
1604 Alfred Mason
Constituency : Coventry 1906-10
Alfred took Coventry from the Tories.
Alfred was born in Camberwell and educated at Dulwich College and Oxford. He initially became an actor and then turned to writing. He published his first novel, A Romance of Wastdale in 1895. His most famous novel was the tale of cowardice and redemption The Four Feathers ( 1902 ) which has been filmed on a number of occasions.
Alfred's main contribution to the House was a speech expressing disappointment with the Licensing Bill in 1908.
Alfred stood down in January 1910.
Later that year Alfred published the first of a series of novels featuring Inspector Hanaud, a figure set up to be a deliberate contrast to Sherlock Holmes.
Alfred served in World War One with the Manchester Regiment, reaching the rank of Major. He worked in naval intelligence.
He died in 1948 aged 83.
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