Tuesday, 6 February 2018
1816 Ernest Jardine
Constituency : Somerset East 1910-12 ( Liberal Unionist ), 1912-18 ( Conservative )
Ernest unseated John Thompson for the Liberal Unionists at East Somerset.
Ernest was the son of a lace maker from Nottingham. He was educated at schools in Nottingham and France .He had a factory in Somerset. In 1907 he purchased Glastonbury Abbey to stop it falling into the hands of an American. He was a benevolent employer.
Ernest held off the challenge of Thompson in December 1910.
Ernest called for reprisals after the German airship raids of 1915.
Ernest stood down in 1918 and was created a baronet the following year.
In 1924 Ernest diversified into manufacturing typewriters. He was also a director of the Trent Navigation Company.
He died in 1947 aged 87.
That concludes our look at the victors of January 1910.
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