Wednesday, 5 July 2017
1609 Rudolf Lehmann
Constituency : Harborough 1906-10
Rudolph took over from Philip Stanhope at Harborough.
Rudolph was the son of a steel manufacturer but through his mother he was connected to a literary circle that included Darwin and Browning. He was educated at Highgate School and Cambridge. He became a keen rower and fencer. He started working as a barrister but was more interested in writing. He was an editor of Granta and soon started submitting articles to Punch. These were well received and he soon became part of the editorial staff. He also wrote light verse and comic operas. He stood for Cheltenham in 1885.
Rudolph's maiden speech was in favour of the provision of school meals.
Rudolph held his seat in January 1910 then stepped down before the December contest.
He died in 1929 aged 73.
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