Constituency : Southwark South East 1922-23
Maurice reclaimed Southwark South East for the National Liberals after a by-election loss in 1921. He defeated the Labour candidate by 2,280 votes in a straight fight.
Maurice was born in Montreal to a Jewish family. He was educated at McGill University there. He became a barrister in Quebec. He joined up in 1911 and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France from 1914 to 1917. In his absence he was appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1918 he joined the Foreign Office and was First Secretary at the British Embassy from 1919 to 1920. He then resumed work as a barrister in England. He also had business interests.
In 1923, Maurice was defeated by Labour in a straight fight. In 1924 he switched to Norfolk North to take on Noel Buxton but came a poor third.
By 1931, Maurice had joined Labour and stood for them at Newcastle-upon-Tyne East where he was trounced by the Liberal National, Robert Aske.
In the late thirties he gravitated towards the Liberal Nationals and was reported to be likely to contest Bermondsey West before the outbreak of World War Two.
He died in 1945 aged 55.
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