Saturday, 30 September 2017
1691 Frederick Mackarness
Constituency : Newbury 1906-10
Frederick took Newbury from the Tories by 402 votes.
Frederick was the son of John Mackarness who became Bishop of Oxford. He was educated at Oxford. He became a barrister and initially practised in South Africa. He became Recorder of Newbury in 1894 and Professor of Roman-Dutch Law at University College, London in 1905. He was the brother-in-law of Bernard Coleridge,former MP for Sheffield Attercliffe. He was on the South African Conciliation Committee looking to bring the Boer War to an end. He was a strong advocate of Home Rule.
Frederick was concerned about Chinese labour and the native Indians. He chaired the executive of the Indian Civil Rights Committee.
Frederick was a frequent contributor on imperial matters.
In 1906, Frederick introduced in a bill to strengthen the powers of local councils to provide rural housing.
In 1909, Frederick announced he would be stepping down at the next election.
In 1910, Frederick published Methods of the Indian Police in the 20th Century in which he alleged torture was being used. This caused a rift with Edwin Montagu, the Under Secretary of State for India who supported the Indian government's banning of the pamphlet.
Frederick became a judge in 1911.
He died in 1920 aged 66.
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