Louis Tillett (politician)
Louis John Tillett (13 June 1865 in Sprowston, Norfolk – 24 November 1929 in Buxton, Norfolk) was a Liberal Party politician.[1][2]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich at the 1904 by-election on 15 January 1904.[3] He was re-elected in 1906 and held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1910 general election in January of that year.[1][4]
Personal life[edit]
Tillett's grandfather was Liberal politician Jacob Henry Tillett, MP for Norwich and Mayor of Norwich (1875-1876).[5] He married the daughter of Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery curator James Reeve, Ellen May in 1896; she died in 1905.[6] Before his election to parliament, Tillett worked as a solicitor in Norwich.[7]
After retirement from political life, Tillett was still involved with the local community and it was during the great floods of 1912, in Norwich, that he was attributed to helping a pregnant lady, risking his own life to get her to safety.[8][9]
Tillett died in Buxton, Norfolk, at the age of 64. He was described as "widely-loved" in the obituary within the local paper, with "the streets lined with hatless and reverent spectators".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
- ^ The Popular guide to the House of Commons. 1906. p. 117. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "No. 27637". The London Gazette. 19 January 1904. p. 407.
- ^ "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. p. 1044.
- ^ a b "Death of Former MP For Norwich, A Much-loved Figure". Thetford and Watton Times. British Newspaper Archive. 30 November 1929. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "James Reeve 1833-1926". Norfolk Museum Services. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Black & White 9 January 1904
- ^ Dereck, James (27 August 2012). "Photo gallery: Writer Derek James looks back on the storms and floods of 100 years ago". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "The Great Flood - 1912". Norfolkcoast. 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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