He was born the eldest son of Sir James Reckitt and Kathleen Saunders. He was the grandson of Isaac Reckitt (1792–1862), the founder of Reckitt & Sons consumer goods business. He was educated at Oliver's Mount School, Scarborough and King's College, Cambridge. In 1892 he qualified as a Barrister. In 1899 he married Christine Thomazia Howden in Kensington, they were divorced. In 1908 he married Julia Conner.[4]
Political service
In 1892 Reckitt was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire.[5] In 1892 he first stood for parliament as Liberal candidate for Thirsk & Malton at the general election, coming second. In February 1893, he was Liberal candidate in the by-election caused by the Tory MP going to the Lords. He gained the seat by 63 votes. However, in May, following a petition organised by his defeated opponent, the election was ruled void and Reckitt was prevented from contesting the June by-election. In December 1894 he was Liberal candidate for Brigg at a by-election. He was unable to hold this Liberal seat, losing by 77 votes. In August 1895 at the general election, he re-gained Brigg from the Tories. In 1897 he became Secretary of the political committee of the National Liberal Club as part of a take-over by the radicals. In 1898-99 he served as Sheriff of Hull.[6] He went on to retain Brigg at the general elections in 1900 and 1906. In January 1907 he resigned his seat.
During the First World War in 1915, with Lady Johnstone, he founded a military hospital in France in Ris-Orangis called "Hôpital Militaire Johnstone-Reckitt".[7] The hospital was closed after the war but a street named "Rue Johnstone et Reckitt" still exists in Ris-Orangis.[8]
In 1924, after a break of eighteen years, he was Liberal candidate for Shoreditch at the general election. In a straight fight with Labour he came second, losing by 1,860 votes. In 1929 he again contested Shoreditch but on this occasion a Tory intervened. Reckitt came a comfortable second, but some distance behind the Labour candidate.
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Sir Harold James Reckitt JP MP 5 May 1868 29 December 1930 was a British Liberal Party politician He was the Member of Parliament MP for Pontefract from February to June 1893 He was MP for Brigg from 1895 to 1907 1 2 3 Reckitt in 1895 Contents 1 Background and education 2 Political service 2 1 Electoral record 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground and education EditHe was born the eldest son of Sir James Reckitt and Kathleen Saunders He was the grandson of Isaac Reckitt 1792 1862 the founder of Reckitt amp Sons consumer goods business He was educated at Oliver s Mount School Scarborough and King s College Cambridge In 1892 he qualified as a Barrister In 1899 he married Christine Thomazia Howden in Kensington they were divorced In 1908 he married Julia Conner 4 Political service EditIn 1892 Reckitt was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire 5 In 1892 he first stood for parliament as Liberal candidate for Thirsk amp Malton at the general election coming second In February 1893 he was Liberal candidate in the by election caused by the Tory MP going to the Lords He gained the seat by 63 votes However in May following a petition organised by his defeated opponent the election was ruled void and Reckitt was prevented from contesting the June by election In December 1894 he was Liberal candidate for Brigg at a by election He was unable to hold this Liberal seat losing by 77 votes In August 1895 at the general election he re gained Brigg from the Tories In 1897 he became Secretary of the political committee of the National Liberal Club as part of a take over by the radicals In 1898 99 he served as Sheriff of Hull 6 He went on to retain Brigg at the general elections in 1900 and 1906 In January 1907 he resigned his seat During the First World War in 1915 with Lady Johnstone he founded a military hospital in France in Ris Orangis called Hopital Militaire Johnstone Reckitt 7 The hospital was closed after the war but a street named Rue Johnstone et Reckitt still exists in Ris Orangis 8 In 1924 after a break of eighteen years he was Liberal candidate for Shoreditch at the general election In a straight fight with Labour he came second losing by 1 860 votes In 1929 he again contested Shoreditch but on this occasion a Tory intervened Reckitt came a comfortable second but some distance behind the Labour candidate Electoral record Edit General election 1892 Thirsk and Malton Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Lawson 5 890 62 5 n aLiberal Harold James Reckitt 3 541 37 5 n aMajority 2 349 25 0 n aTurnout 9 431 77 2 n aRegistered electors 12 220Conservative holdFebruary 1893 Pontefract by election 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harold James Reckitt 1 228 51 3 2 2Conservative John Reginald Shaw 1 165 48 7 2 2Majority 63 2 6 4 4Turnout 2 393 92 9 4 6Registered electors 2 575Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 2 21894 Brigg by election 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Maunsell Richardson 4 377 50 4 2 9Liberal Harold James Reckitt 4 300 49 6 2 9Majority 77 0 8 n aTurnout 8 677 82 8 0 9Registered electors 10 478Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 9General election 1895 Brigg Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harold James Reckitt 4 886 54 3 1 8Conservative John Maunsell Richardson 4 110 45 7 1 8Majority 776 8 6 3 6Turnout 8 996 77 2 4 7Registered electors 11 656Liberal hold Swing 1 8General election 1900 Brigg Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harold James Reckitt 4 899 54 6 0 3Conservative George Herbert Peake 4 077 45 4 0 3Majority 822 9 2 0 6Turnout 8 976 83 8 6 6Registered electors 10 713Liberal hold Swing 0 3General election 1906 Brigg Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harold James Reckitt 5 753 58 8 4 2Conservative Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth 4 027 41 2 4 2Majority 1 726 17 6 8 4Turnout 9 780 83 3 0 5Registered electors 11 737Liberal hold Swing 4 2General election 1924 Shoreditch Party Candidate Votes Labour Ernest Thurtle 16 608 53 0 3 6Liberal Harold James Reckitt 14 748 47 0 3 6Majority 1 860 6 0 7 2Turnout 31 356 59 5 12 1Labour hold Swing 3 6General election 1929 Shoreditch Party Candidate Votes Labour Ernest Thurtle 20 552 51 5 1 5Liberal Harold James Reckitt 12 981 32 6 13 6Unionist Antony Bulwer Lytton 6 334 15 9 n aMajority 7 571 18 9 12 9Turnout 39 867 64 3 4 8Labour hold Swing 6 4See also EditReckitt baronetsReferences Edit RECKITT Sir Harold James Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2008 Retrieved 6 February 2011 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 5 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with P part 2 The Liberal Year Book of 1929 Dod s Parliamentary Companion of 1902 The Liberal Year Book of 1907 L HOPITAL VR76 DIT JOHNSTONE RECKITT GRHL Groupe Rissois d Histoire Locale Association Rue Johnstone et Reckitt 91130 Ris Orangis France British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 Craig The Brigg Election The Daily News 10 December 1894 p 3 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Harold ReckittParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRowland Winn Member of Parliament for PontefractFeb 1893 Jun 1893 Succeeded bySir Thomas Willans NusseyPreceded byJohn Maunsell Richardson Member of Parliament for Brigg1895 1907 Succeeded byBerkeley SheffieldBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byJames Reckitt Baronet of Swanland Manor 1924 1930 Succeeded byPhilip Bealby Reckitt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Reckitt amp oldid 1098530387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
