Arthur George Hooper (30 January 1857 – 28 April 1940) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
[edit]Hooper was a son of George Freeman Hooper and Sarah Pitt. He married Fanny Shillito of Birmingham.[1] He was a Congregationalist.[2] He played cricket for Dudley Cricket Club from 1888 to 1892.[3]
Career
[edit]He first was a partner in the firm of Dudley-based solicitors, Hooper & Fairbairn, then serving on Dudley Town Council.[1] He sat as Liberal MP for Dudley from 1906 to 1910. He first stood for parliament at the 1906 General Election when he gained Dudley from the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur George Hooper | 8,296 | 52.4 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | G.H. Claughton | 7,542 | 47.6 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 754 | 4.8 | 9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 90.2 | +12.4 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Hooper gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 10 December 1906 on the issue of religious instructions in the debate on the abortive 1906 Education bill.[5]
When he stood for re-election at the January 1910 General Election, he held his seat. However, at the December 1910 General Election, he was defeated by the Conservatives.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | 8,260 | |||
| Liberal | Arthur George Hooper | 7,900 | |||
| Majority | 360 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
External links
[edit]- Photograph at the National Portrait Gallery; http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw119162/Arthur-George-Hooper?LinkID=mp85097&search=sas&sText=Arthur+George+Hooper&role=sit&rNo=0
- Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com
- His Papers at The National Archives; http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=145-8894&cid=-1#-1
Sources
[edit]- Who Was Who
- British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
- Black Country History; http://blackcountryhistory.org [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Who Was Who
- ^ Black Country History
- ^ https://cricketarchive.com
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "Education (England & Wales) Bill. (Hansard, 10 December 1906)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F. W. S.