Robert Lowden Connell

Sir Robert Lowden Connell KBE JP (6 December 1867 – 27 December 1936) was a British shipowner and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Connell was born a son of Michael O'Connor of Moresby, Cumberland. He was educated at Ghyllbank, Cumberland. In 1899 he married Sarah Webster of Bootle. They had three daughters. He was knighted in 1918.[1]

Professional career
Former offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board

Connell was Chairman of Lowden Connell & Company, Limited. He was a Member of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. He was Chairman of the Army Contracts Stores Committee in 1917. He was Deputy Controller of Army Salvage in 1918 and was knighted in the 1918 Birthday Honours. He was a member of the Surplus Government Property Disposal Board from 1919–21.[2]

Political career

Connell was Liberal candidate for the Pontypool division at the 1922 General Election. Pontypool was a Labour seat and he was also faced by a Unionist challenger. He came third polling 28%. He was Liberal candidate for the Waterloo division of Lancashire at the 1923 General Election. It was a safe Unionist seat where the Liberals had come second in 1922. He managed to reduce the Unionist majority but narrowly failed to win. He did not stand for parliament again.[3] He served as a Justice of the peace.

Electoral record
General Election 1922: Pontypool [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Griffiths 11,198 40.6
Unionist Sir Thomas George Jones 8,654 31.4
Liberal Sir Robert Lowden Connell 7,733 28.0
Majority 2,544 9.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1923: Waterloo [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Harold Malcolm Bullock 10,615
Liberal Sir Robert Lowden Connell 9,965
Majority 650
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
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References
  1. ‘CONNELL, Sir Robert Lowden’, 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 27 May 2015
  2. ‘CONNELL, Sir Robert Lowden’, 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 27 May 2015
  3. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  4. Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
  5. The Times House of Commons, 1929
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