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John Stanhope Arkwright
Standing portrait photograph of Arkwright, in jacket and waistcoat, outside some wrought iron gatesPortrait of Arkwright in 1902
Born1872
Died1954
Occupationpolitician

Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (10 July 1872 – 19 September 1954) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family life

Born in London, he was the great-great grandson of the cotton-spinning industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright and the son of John Hungerford Arkwright. His uncle, Richard Arkwright, was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster. In 1910, he sold his family home, Hampton Court, near Leominster and purchased Kinsham Court.

Career

At the 1900 general election he was elected as MP for Hereford, a position he served in until his resignation in 1912. In April 1902 he was appointed private secretary (unpaid) to Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade.

He was the author of the hymn 'O Valiant Hearts' written to honour the war dead of World War I.

In the 1934 New Years Honours List he was knighted and in the same year was made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Hereford.

Sources

References

  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 121. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  2. "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36743. London. 16 April 1902. p. 10.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byCharles Cooke Member of Parliament for Hereford
1900 – 1912 		Succeeded byWilliam Hewins


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