Joseph Compton-Rickett
Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett | |
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![]() Joseph Rickett in 1895 | |
HM Paymaster General | |
In office 1916–1919 | |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Arthur Henderson |
Succeeded by | Tudor Walters |
Member of Parliament for Scarborough | |
In office 7 August 1895 – 8 February 1906 | |
Preceded by | Sir George Sitwell, Bt |
Succeeded by | Walter Rea |
Member of Parliament for Osgoldcross | |
In office 8 February 1906 – 14 December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Austin, Bt |
Succeeded by | John Stephenson Rowntree |
Member of Parliament for Pontefract | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 30 July 1919 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Handel Booth |
Succeeded by | Walter Forrest |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 February 1847 London |
Died | 30 July 1919 (aged 72) |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett, DL PC (13 February 1847 – 30 July 1919), was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
He was born in London as Joseph Rickett, the eldest son of Joseph Rickett, of East Hoathly. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bath. In 1868 he married Catharine Sarah Gamble. They had four sons and four daughters. He was knighted in 1907. He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Compton in 1908. In 1911 he was appointed to the Privy Council.[1]
Professional career
He was in business and interested in various commercial undertakings. In 1902 he retired from the chairmanship of several coal trade companies to devote himself to his political career.[2]
Political career
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He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough from 1895 to 1906. He had gained the seat from the Conservatives in 1895 and held it in 1900. He was then Member of Parliament for Osgoldcross from 1906 to 1918. In 1906 he re-gained the seat that had been Independent Liberal since 1899. He held office in the Coalition Government of David Lloyd George as Paymaster-General from 1916 to 1919. In 1917 he served as a Charity Commissioner.[3] He was Member of Parliament for the Pontefract constituency that largely absorbed Osgoldcross from 1918 until his death aged 72 the following year.
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Joseph Rickett | 8,482 | 66.1 | ||
Conservative | Granville Charles Hastings Wheler | 4,358 | 33.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 4,124 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 12,840 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett | 9,517 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | Gerald de la Pryme Hargreaves | 4,840 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 4,677 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett | 8,518 | 66.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 4,347 | 33.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 4,171 | 32.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 70.4 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett | 8,561 | 62.9 | ||
Labour | Isaac Burns | 5,047 | 37.1 | ||
Majority | 3514 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 45.6 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
External links
References
- ^ ‘COMPTON-RICKETT, Rt Hon. Sir Joseph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 2 March 2015
- ^ ‘COMPTON-RICKETT, Rt Hon. Sir Joseph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 2 March 2015
- ^ ‘COMPTON-RICKETT, Rt Hon. Sir Joseph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 2 March 2015
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p520