Constituency : Cheltenham 1906-10
John took Cheltenham from the Tories.
John was the son of a Baptist minister and became a teacher and librarian in the church himself. He was educated privately and then articled to a firm of architects. He studied architecture at University College, London. He qualified as an architect in 1880 and acted as editor of the annual Architects Annual Compendium and Catalogue. In 1901, he became a Progressive councillor on the L.C.C. He was a strong temperance advocate.
John had a particular interest in taxation.
John stood down in January 1910 " for family and personal reasons".
At some point John joined the Labour party and contested St Pancras for them in 1935.
He died in 1941 aged 83.
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