Constituency : Brentford 1906-10
Vickerman took Brentford which had been Tory since its creation in 1885.
Vickerman was a doctor's son educated at Royal High Schoool, Edinburgh and Cambridge. He became a physician and practised in Newcastle from 1900 to 1910. In 1900 he was the official Liberal candidate in Osgoldcross against the Independent Liberal, Sir John Austin, but was easily seen off in the absence of a Tory candidate.
Vickerman's parliamentary contributions were all on international affairs particularly India. He pressured Grey over the constitutional revolution in Iran.
Vickerman was easily defeated in January 1910 and didn't stand in December. He subsequently practised in London specialising in skin diseases.
In 1918 Vickerman stood at Bishop Auckland against a couponed Liberal, Godfrey Vik but came a poor third with Labour taking the seat.
Vickerman then switched to Labour himself and contested the Sunderland by-election in 1920, coming second to Hamar Greenwood.
Vickerman wrote a number of books about India.
He died in 1934 aged 73.
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