The son of George Lowles of Frant, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, he entered business as a wholesale tea merchant.[2] He married his cousin, Agnes Westoby, in 1871 and was living in Stamford Hill in north London by 1880 having become a leading member of the Hackney Conservative Club.[2][3] In 1882, he unsuccessfully stood for election to the London School Board.[4] He became President of the Hackney Conservative Union, representing the party at meetings with the boundary commissioners appointed under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[5]
When the first elections to the London County Council were held in January 1889, Lowles was nominated by the Conservatives to contest the Hackney Central Division.[6] He was elected, serving three years as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party that formed the opposition group.[7] He was defeated at the next council elections in 1892, when the Liberal-backed Progressive Party increased the size of its majority.[2]
At the 1895 general election, Lowles stood for election to the House of Commons as Conservative candidate at Shoreditch, Haggerston. He unseated the sitting Liberal PartyMember of Parliament, Randal Cremer by the small majority of 31 votes. Cremer submitted an election petition to overturn the result, but following a recount Lowles was confirmed elected with an increased majority of 40 votes.[8][9] Cremer returned to the courts alleging that Lowles was guilty of "treating", but his second petition was dismissed in February 1896.[10] When the next general election was held in 1900, Cremer regained the Haggerston seat by a majority of 34 votes.[11] Lowles promptly issued legal proceedings against Cremer for libel over statements made during the campaign, and was awarded damages of £750 in June 1901.[12]
john, lowles, 1850, 1903, british, businessman, conservative, party, politician, lowles, 1895, george, lowles, frant, near, tunbridge, wells, kent, entered, business, wholesale, merchant, married, cousin, agnes, westoby, 1871, living, stamford, hill, north, lo. John Lowles 1850 1903 was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician 1 2 Lowles in 1895 The son of George Lowles of Frant near Tunbridge Wells Kent he entered business as a wholesale tea merchant 2 He married his cousin Agnes Westoby in 1871 and was living in Stamford Hill in north London by 1880 having become a leading member of the Hackney Conservative Club 2 3 In 1882 he unsuccessfully stood for election to the London School Board 4 He became President of the Hackney Conservative Union representing the party at meetings with the boundary commissioners appointed under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 5 When the first elections to the London County Council were held in January 1889 Lowles was nominated by the Conservatives to contest the Hackney Central Division 6 He was elected serving three years as a member of the Conservative backed Moderate Party that formed the opposition group 7 He was defeated at the next council elections in 1892 when the Liberal backed Progressive Party increased the size of its majority 2 At the 1895 general election Lowles stood for election to the House of Commons as Conservative candidate at Shoreditch Haggerston He unseated the sitting Liberal Party Member of Parliament Randal Cremer by the small majority of 31 votes Cremer submitted an election petition to overturn the result but following a recount Lowles was confirmed elected with an increased majority of 40 votes 8 9 Cremer returned to the courts alleging that Lowles was guilty of treating but his second petition was dismissed in February 1896 10 When the next general election was held in 1900 Cremer regained the Haggerston seat by a majority of 34 votes 11 Lowles promptly issued legal proceedings against Cremer for libel over statements made during the campaign and was awarded damages of 750 in June 1901 12 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with H part 1 a b c d New Members of Parliament The Times 18 July 1895 p 3 Election Intelligence The Times 20 November 1880 p 10 LSB Election The Times 12 October 1882 Election Intelligence The Times 1 March 1884 p 11 The County Councils The Times 5 January 1889 p 6 The County Councils The London Council The Times 19 January 1889 p 12 Election Intelligence The Times 8 August 1895 p 10 Election Intelligence The Times 31 August 1895 p 8 Queen s Bench Division The Times 11 February 1896 p 14 The General Election The Times 5 October 1900 p 8 King s Bench Division The Times 12 June 1901 p 3 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John LowlesParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRandal Cremer Member of Parliament for Haggerston1895 1900 Succeeded byRandal Cremer nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lowles amp oldid 1119571975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
