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Arthur George Hooper (30 January 1857 – 28 April 1940) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
Hooper was a son of George Freeman Hooper and Sarah Pitt. He married Fanny Shillito of Birmingham. He was a Congregationalist. He played cricket for Dudley Cricket Club from 1888 to 1892.
Career
He first was a partner in the firm of Dudley-based solicitors, Hooper & Fairbairn, then serving on Dudley Town Council. He sat as Liberal MP for Dudley from 1906 to 1910. He first stood for parliament at the 1906 General Election when he gained Dudley from the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur George Hooper | 8,296 | 52.4 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | G.H. Claughton | 7,542 | 47.6 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 754 | 4.8 | 9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 90.2 | +12.4 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Hooper gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 10 December 1906 on the issue of religious instructions in the debate on the abortive 1906 Education bill.
When he stood for re-election at the January 1910 General Election, he held his seat. However, at the December 1910 General Election, he was defeated by the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | 8,260 | |||
| Liberal | Arthur George Hooper | 7,900 | |||
| Majority | 360 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
External links
- Photograph at the National Portrait Gallery; http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw119162/Arthur-George-Hooper?LinkID=mp85097&search=sas&sText=Arthur+George+Hooper&role=sit&rNo=0
- Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com
- His Papers at The National Archives; http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=145-8894&cid=-1#-1
Sources
- Who Was Who
- British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
- Black Country History; http://blackcountryhistory.org Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Archived 13 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ Who Was Who
- Black Country History
- https://cricketarchive.com
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- "Education (England & Wales) Bill. (Hansard, 10 December 1906)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F. W. S.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byBrooke Robinson | Member of Parliament for Dudley 1906–Dec. 1910 |
Succeeded byArthur Griffith-Boscawen |