Tuesday, 12 June 2018
1937 Frank Briant
Constituency : Lambeth North 1918-29, 1931-4
Frank pulled off one of the surprise results of the election in capturing the former Tory seat of Lambeth North despite the incumbent having the coupon.
Frank was a civil servant. He then became superintendent of the Alford House Institute. He served as a councillor on both the L.C.C. and Lambeth Borough Council. He was also involved in social work in the city. He was a Congregationalist. He was first selected to fight the seat in 1912. He was a longstanding supporter of female suffrage.
Frank was a staunch Asquithian. He was nominated to the reunion committee in 1919.
Frank held his seat in 1922 despite the incursion of a Labour candidate. He had a comfortable victory in 1923 then hung on by 29 votes in 1924.
Frank worked with other radical Liberals like William Benn and Percy Harris in the 1924-29 Parliament.
In 1929 Frank narrowly lost to Labour.
In 1931 the Tories withdrew from contesting the seat and Frank crushed the Labour incumbent. Frank predicted a rise in crime from the cutting of unemployment benefit.
Frank was a quiet and unassuming man in private.
He died in 1934 aged 68.
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