John Bamford Slack

John Bamford Slack

Sir John Bamford Slack (11 July 1857 - 11 February 1909) was a British politician, member of the Liberal Party and Methodist lay preacher.

He was elected to the House of Commons for the division of St Albans 27th Parliament (1900–1906) at a by-election on 12 February 1904 [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07E2D91E3AE733A25757C1A9649C946597D6CF The New York Times, Sunday, February 14, 1904, Page 4, 106 words. LIBERALS WIN IN ELECTION.; J. Bamford Slack Sent to Parliament by Hertfordshire Constituency.] ] , replacing Vicary Gibbs.

In 1905, he introduced a bill for women's suffrage, which was talked out. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wo89DfZ-T6AC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22%5CBamford+Slack%22&source=web&ots=Dg6Gh6yWdp&sig=K2rKPFishew4PLHI6MeuCfrTgKE&hl=en The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result] ] [ [http://books.google.ca/books?id=MnMF_H5V9qwC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22%5CBamford+Slack%22&source=web&ots=TqYdQtGz7W&sig=XWL8Ub94vnwXlOf8Z6WNNO32q6Y&hl=en Purvis, June. Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography - Google Books Result] ] [ [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Wo89DfZ-T6AC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22%5CBamford+Slack%22&source=web&ots=Dg6Gh6yWdp&sig=K2rKPFishew4PLHI6MeuCfrTgKE&hl=en Crawford, Elizabeth. The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result] ]

He received a knighthood. [ [http://books.google.ca/books?id=WG2ust7J9RcC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=%22%5CBamford+Slack%22&source=web&ots=J2xBUZntQE&sig=EoVTF5NScB7KMVxxqD5GGkC1TVo&hl=en Jeremy, David J. Religion, Business, and Wealth in Modern Britain - Google Books Result] ]

He married Alice Maud Mary Bretherton (died 1932), who after his death became the first wife of Sir Banister Flight Fletcher. [ [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp82716 National Portrait Gallery - Alice Maud Mary Bretherton] ]

References

* [http://www.robalsmith.id.au/dbase/p63.htm#i3946 Robyn's Relative Research - Person Page 63 - Sir John Bamford Slack]


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