1651 David Waterlow

Constituency : Islington North  1906-10

David  took  Islington  North  from  the  Tories.

David  was  the  son  of  the  former  Liberal  MP, Sydney  Waterlow. He  was educated  at  Northampton  and  Lausanne. He  travelled  the  world  as  a  young  man  then  joined  the  family  firm  of  printers. In  1885  he  became  Director  of  the  Improved  Industrial  Dwellings  Company, a  post  he  held  for  nearly  40  years. He  became  a  Progressive  councillor  in  1889.

David's  parliamentary  contributions  were  largely  on  London  matters.

David  held  on  to  his  seat  by  31  votes  in  January  1910  but  was  defeated  in  December.

David  made  unsuccessful  attempts  to  be  re-elected  to  the  LCC  in  1913  and  1922.

He  died  in  1924  aged  66  from  complications  after  surgery.