William Byles

Mr William Pollard Byles

Rush ID: 2901

Details

Born:
13 February 1839
Died:
15 October 1917
Birth place:
Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Election occupation:
Newspaper proprietor
Parentage:
Sir William Byles, newspaper proprietor, of Bradford, and Anna Holden
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1911
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Secondary

References

Rush ID:
2901
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8016991
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. BYLES, William (1839-1917)

Constituencies

  1. Salford North

    Party: Lib.-Lab.
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1917*
    Date of exit: 15 October 1917
    Party: Lib.-Lab.
    Nature of exit: Death
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None
  2. Shipley

    Party: Lib.-Lab.
    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: Lib.-Lab.
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Leeds East

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Schools

  1. Unknown (Other private)

Marriages

  1. Unwin, Sarah Ann

    Year: 1865

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

  2. Liberal-Labour Member

Political organisations

  1. Inter-Parliamentary Union for Peace and Arbitration Member

    1892-

Clubs

  1. National Liberal Club