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.
Life
Slack was born in Ripley, Derbyshire in 1857. His Liberal Wesleyan Methodist parents were Mary Ann (born Bamford) and Thomas Slack. His maternal grandfather made bricks and his younger sister was the temperance activist Agnes Elizabeth Slack.[1]
He was elected to the House of Commons for the constituency of St Albans at the 1904 St Albans by-election,[2] replacing Vicary Gibbs.
In 1905, he introduced a bill for women's suffrage, which was talked out.[3][4][5]
He received a knighthood.[6]
He married Alice Maud Mary Bretherton (died 1932), who after his death; became the first wife of Sir Banister Flight Fletcher.[7]
References
- Eve Colpus, ‘Slack , Agnes Elizabeth (1858–1946)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2012 accessed 10 Aug 2017
- The New York Times, Sunday, 14 February 1904, Page 4, 106 words. LIBERALS WIN IN ELECTION.; J. Bamford Slack Sent to Parliament by Hertfordshire Constituency.
- The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result
- Purvis, June. Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography - Google Books Result
- Crawford, Elizabeth. The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result
- Jeremy, David J. Religion, Business, and Wealth in Modern Britain - Google Books Result
- National Portrait Gallery - Alice Maud Mary Bretherton
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Bamford Slack
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Vicary Gibbs |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1904 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Sir Hildred Carlile |