Peter Raffan
Peter Raffan | |
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| Member of Parliament forEdinburgh North | |
| In office 6 December 1923 – 9 October 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Ford |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Ford |
| Majority | 2,835 |
| Member of Parliament forLeigh | |
| In office 15 January 1910 – 26 October 1922 | |
| Preceded by | John Brunner |
| Succeeded by | Henry Twist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 23 June 1940 |
| Political party | Liberal |
Peter Wilson Raffan(1863 – 23 June 1940) was a BritishLiberalpolitician. Raffan came fromNewbridge,Monmouthshire,and in 1910 was chairman of the Monmouthshire County Council.[1]When ageneral election was called in January 1910,P W Raffan was selected as Liberal candidate forLeighin south Lancashire.John Brunner,the sitting LiberalMember of Parliament,had chosen to stand inNorthwich.
The constituency contained a large number of coalminers, and Raffan was opposed not only by theConservatives,but by Thomas Greenall of theLabour Party,who was a leader of theLancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation.Leigh was one of the few seats where Labour and Liberals ran against each other.[2]Raffan won the seat easily. In theCommonsRaffan became secretary of the Land Values Group who sought reform in property taxation.[3]He supportedwomen's suffrage,disestablishmentof theChurch in Walesand thetemperance movement.[4][5][6]
At the1918 general electionRaffan was re-elected at Leigh as a Liberal and received the "coupon"despite being an opponent of the Coalition Government.[7]At the1922 electionhe stood unsuccessfully for election as a Liberal atAyr Burghs.[8][9]
At the succeeding1923 general electionhe successfully contestedEdinburgh Northfor the Liberals, unseating theUnionistMP,Patrick Johnstone Ford.He only held the seat for one year, with Ford regaining the seat in the1924 general election.
References
[edit]Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^Candidates and Constituencies,The Times, 1 January 1910, p.6
- ^P F Clarke,Lancashire and the New Liberalism,Cambridge, 1971
- ^Avner Offer,Property and Politics 1870 - 1914,Cambridge, 1981
- ^Woman suffrage,The Times, 7 February 1912, p.7
- ^Welsh Disetablishment,The Times, 19 December 1911, p.4
- ^Temperence Reform,The Times, 10 February 1921, p.7
- ^The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson
- ^"Wee Free" Plans,The Times, 21 October 1922
- ^"The Times" List of Candidates,The Times, 27 October 1922, p.8
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