Friday, 14 September 2018
2029 Hugh Rathbone
Constituency : Liverpool Wavertree 1923-4
Hugh took Liverpool Wavertree from the Tories in a three-cornered contest. The Liberals hadn't contested the seat in 1922.
Hugh was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He was a grain merchant. During World War One, he served on the Royal Commission on Wheat Supplies. He was a keen benefactor of the University of Liverpool from the off in 1903 holding a number of positions and granting land for student accommodation. He was a nonconformist.
Hugh came a bad third in 1924. In 1929 he doubled his vote but remained in third place.
He died in 1940 aged 77.
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