William Holland

Mr William Henry Holland

Rush ID: 2887

Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1849
Died:
26 December 1927
Birth place:
Manchester, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Company director (textiles)
Election occupation:
Company director (textiles)
Parentage:
William Holland of Manchester
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1902
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Privately educated

References

Rush ID:
2887
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8012421
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
590
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. HOLLAND, William (1849-1927)

Peerages

  1. 1st Baron Rotherham

    New hereditary

    1910

Constituencies

  1. Rotherham

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1899*
    Date of election: 23 February 1899
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1910*
    Date of exit: 22 February 1910
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: Craig assumes that his peerage was awarded at this time, but other sources give its date as 18 July 1910.
  2. Salford North

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Schools

  1. Private tuition

Marriages

  1. Lund, May

    Year: 1874

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Chamber of Commerce Leader

    1896-1898

    Pres

  2. Association of Chambers of Commerce Member

    1904-1907

Local governments

  1. Manchester Borough Council

    Councillor

    1888-1892

Clubs

  1. Reform Club

  2. National Liberal Club

  3. Ranelagh Club

  4. Union Club