Constituency : Hackney South 1912-18
Hector took over from Horatio Bottomley after his disqualification for bankruptcy. In December 1910 a faction had put up a rival Liberal candidate against Bottomley but Hector appears to have been acceptable to all.
Hector was born in Glasgow and attended school and university there. He started out as a stockbroker in Glasgow but soon realised he needed to relocate to London. He specialised in the textile trade having married into a prominent Manchester family. He stood for Lewes in 1906 and Eastbourne in the 1910 elections.
Hector made few contributions in Parliament.
Hector stood down in 1918 and retired from politics.
Hector was a keen motorist.
He died in 1939 aged 89.
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