Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth, 1st Baronet (22 August 1865 – 31 August 1944), was a British businessman and Liberal politician.
Arthur Haworth
He was born in Eccles, Lancashire, and was the eldest son of Abraham Haworth of Altrincham. He was educated at Rugby School before going into business in Manchester. He became a senior partner in James Dilworth and Son, yarn merchants. In 1902 he was appointed a director of the Manchester Royal Exchange, and in 1909 chairman of the board.[1]
arthur, haworth, arthur, adlington, haworth, baronet, august, 1865, august, 1944, british, businessman, liberal, politician, born, eccles, lancashire, eldest, abraham, haworth, altrincham, educated, rugby, school, before, going, into, business, manchester, bec. Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth 1st Baronet 22 August 1865 31 August 1944 was a British businessman and Liberal politician Arthur Haworth He was born in Eccles Lancashire and was the eldest son of Abraham Haworth of Altrincham He was educated at Rugby School before going into business in Manchester He became a senior partner in James Dilworth and Son yarn merchants In 1902 he was appointed a director of the Manchester Royal Exchange and in 1909 chairman of the board 1 He held a number of other positions including Chairman of the Governors of Manchester Grammar School treasurer of Mansfield College Oxford and chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales He also served as a major in the 1st Volunteer Battalion The Cheshire Regiment 1 At the 1906 general election he was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for Manchester South and was created a baronet of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester in 1911 In February 1912 he was appointed a Junior Lord of the Treasury by Prime Minister H H Asquith However when he sought re election to Parliament following this appointment he was defeated by the Unionist candidate Philip Glazebrook 1 He was a Liberal candidate at the next general election in 1918 in the Manchester Exchange constituency but did not receive the coupon and failed to be elected 1 Haworth married Lily Rigby in 1891 and they had three children 1 Haworth died at his home Normanby Altrincham in August 1944 aged 79 1 Coat of arms of Arthur Haworth Crest Issuant out of grass Proper a stag s head Gules armed and collared with a chain Or 2 Escutcheon Azure on a bend between two stags heads couped Or as many garbs Gules References Edit a b c d e f Sir Arthur Haworth The Times 1 September 1944 Burke s Peerage 1949 Kidd Charles amp Williamson David eds Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 Leigh Rayment s list of baronets HARD BLOW FOR ASQUITH Government Loses Election in Manchester Liberal Stronghold The New York Times 6 March 1912 Retrieved 10 August 2008 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Arthur HaworthParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWilliam Wellesley Peel Member of Parliament for Manchester South1906 1912 Succeeded byPhilip Kirkland GlazebrookBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Dunham Massey 1911 1944 Succeeded byArthur Geoffrey Haworth This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Haworth amp oldid 1133498806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
