James Kenyon (politician)
James Kenyon (1846 – 25 February 1924)[1] was an English textile manufacturer[2] [3]and Conservative Party politician from Bury in Lancashire, 1895–1902.
Early life[edit]
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 and cotton 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.[4]
In 1875, he had married Elise/ Elisa Augusta Genth, a classically trained musician with German parents, from Burnage.[2] (although some censuses state that Elise was born in Huddersfield like some of her older siblings, others state Rusholme, where she was baptised and James and Elise were also married; none give Burnage as her place of birth)[5] 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[edit]
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for borough of Bury,[6] having stood unsuccessfully in nearby Heywood at the 1885 election.[7]
He was re-elected in Bury in 1900,[6] 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.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ^ a b c d e Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: foo. p. 82.
- ^ https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1891_Cotton_Mills_in_Bury
- ^ "Walshaw Hall Residential Care Home". Bury Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/cgi-bin/mkindx.cgi?parish=Manchester&type=District&community=Rusholme
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Craig, op. cit. page 318
- ^ 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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