James Kenyon (politician)

James Kenyon (1846 – 25 February 1924)[1] was an English woollen manufacturer[2] and Conservative Party politician from Bury in Lancashire, 1895–1902.

Kenyon in 1895.

Early life

Kenyon was the second son of James Kenyon and his first wife Margaret (née Whittaker) of Crimble, near Heywood in Lancashire.[2] He was educated at Bury Grammar School and at Liverpool Collegiate Institution.

He was a prosperous woollen manufacturer with a large factory in Bury. He became a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire, a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, and was chairman of the Liverpool Storage Company.[2] His residence was listed in 1901 as Walshaw Hall, Bury,[2] which later became a residential care home.[3]

In 1875, he had married a German born Elise Genth, a classically trained musician from Burnage.[2] They had four sons who assisted in running the business: James died from illness as a result of service in World War I, Charles became a successful actor/manager in London and Myles played cricket for Lancashire.

Political career

He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for borough of Bury,[4] having stood unsuccessfully in nearby Heywood at the 1885 election.[5]

He was re-elected in Bury in 1900,[4] but resigned his seat in the House of Commons two years later, by the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 29 April 1902.[6]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  2. Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: foo. p. 82.
  3. "Walshaw Hall Residential Care Home". Bury Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 89. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  5. Craig, op. cit. page 318
  6. Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.


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