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Sir Halley Stewart

Sir Halley Stewart (18 January 1838 – 26 January 1937) was an English businessman, journalist, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician who sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1887 to 1895 and …

William Stapleton Royce

(Born in 1858) English Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Holland with Boston constituency from 1918 until 1924. He was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, an…

Sir Richard Winfrey

Sir Richard Winfrey (born on 5 August 1858 in Long Sutton, died 18 April 1944) was a British Liberal politician, newspaper publisher and campaigner for agricultural rights. He served as Member of Parl…

Sir Ralph Norman Angell

(born 1872 – Holbeach) Lecturer, journalist, author and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. Angell was one of the principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served on the …

General Election of 1918 too close to call and Spalding prisoner of war tells his story

The most gigantic guessing contest ever known in the district was going on with regard to the result of the General Election in the Spalding-with-Boston division. Never, even in a division asso…

Election speech taking place at the Sheep Market by MP Herbert Butcher

This photo shows an election speech taking place at the Sheep Market, Spalding by the MP Herbert Butcher in 1939. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Holland with Boston at a by-election…

General Election in Spalding 1906

This photo is titled " General Election in Spalding 1906". Taken in the Market Place,it shows what could be a speech by Horace Rendall Mansfield, Liberal who was elected MP. Click on image to enlar…

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