Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins
His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins (14 April 1902 – 27 April 1977), was a British judge and Liberal Party politician.
Background
Rawlins was born the son of F.P.F.M. Rawlins, a Solicitor and F. Rawlins. He was educated at Highgate School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. In 1930 he married Katharine M.E. Fearnley-Sander. They had one son and one daughter.[1]
Professional career
Rawlins received a Call to Bar by Gray's Inn in 1926. He was President of the Gray's Inn Debating Society.[2] He was a County Court Judge from 1947–67. He was Circuit judge for No 36 (Berkshire, Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire) from 1962–67.[3]
Political career
Rawlins was Liberal candidate for the Streatham division at the 1929 General Election. Streatham was a safe Unionist seat where the Liberals had come second at the previous election in 1924. He increased the Liberal vote and reduced the Unionist majority. He did not stand for parliament again.[4]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir William Lane-Mitchell | 19,024 | 57.0 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal | Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins | 8,191 | 24.6 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Fred Hughes | 6,134 | 18.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 10,833 | 32.4 | −18.4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -9.2 | |||
References
- ^ ‘RAWLINS, His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 April 2016
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ^ ‘RAWLINS, His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 April 2016
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1983, FWS Craig