Friday, 27 July 2018
1979 Levi Collison
Constituency : Penrith and Cockermouth 1922-23
Levi took Penrith and Cockermouth for the Asquithians in a straight fight with the Tories. He had failed by just 30 votes to take it in a 1921 by-election caused by the resignation of the Speaker.
Levi was born in Preston. He was educated privately and ran a printing and publishing firm. He had a country estate north of Preston.He also had other business interests such as banking.
Levi's maiden speech called for the cancellation of war reparations to boost trade.
Levi was narrowly defeated in 1923. He remained active as chairman of the Preston Liberal Association but switched to the Liberal Nationals in 1932.
He died in 1965 aged 90.
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