Thursday, 4 January 2018
1784 Andrew Barton
Constituency : Oldham 1910-22
Andrew took over from John Bright at Oldham, coming in second behind Alfred Emmott.
Andrew was the son of a mining engineer from Hamilton. He was a Presbyterian. He was educated at Glasgow High School and University of Glasgow. He set up his own calico printing business in Manchester. He was a director of the Manchester Athenaeum. He was a Manchester City councillor between 1906 and 1909.
Andrew held his seat in December 1910.
Andrew called for the raising of the purchase of alcohol age to eighteen in 1918.
Andrew was a committed supporter of female suffrage and fell out with his local party over their refusal to admit Liberal women in his entourage to a meeting at which Asquith was speaking in 1913.
Andrew supported Lloyd George when he became Prime Minister. He received a knighthood in 1917 and the coupon in 1918 . He was elected alongside a couponed Tory. The former Liberal whip Walter Rea came fourth.
Andrew was heckled at a National Liberal Federation meeting in 1919.
Andrew became disillusioned with the Coalition but hesitated to recommit to Asquith " who seems to me in misfortune". In 1922 though , he abandoned Oldham and stood unsuccessfully for Manchester Exchange where he came in a respectable second.
He died in 1957 aged 94.
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