Monday, 28 May 2018
1923 Arthur Neal
Constituency : Sheffield Hillsborough 1918-22
Arthur claimed the new seat of Sheffield Hillsborough as a Coalition Liberal. He had a straight fight with a Co-Operative Party candidate.
Arthur was from Sheffield. He attended Wesley College and became a solicitor. He was a city councillor and sometime President of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. He contested Sheffield Hallam at both elections in 1910 running the Conservative close on both occasions.
Arthur was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport between 1919 and 1922. The Tory Earl Crawford who became Minister of Transport in 1922 described him as " a pushing little person".
In 1922 Arthur was beaten by Labour in a straight fight. In 1923 he contested Bassetlaw, coming second to the Conservative. In 1924 Arthur was persuaded to stand late in the day and came third with his vote more than halving. In 1929 he contested Gainsborough coming within 67 votes of victory.
He died in 1933 aged 70. His son John contested Barnsley in the 1920s.
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