Joshua Rowntree
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Joshua Rowntree (6 April 1844 – 10 February 1915) was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough in 1886 and served, as a Gladstonian Liberal, until 1892, when he was succeeded by the Conservative, Sir George Reresby Sitwell, whom he had defeated in 1886.
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Joshua Rowntree | |
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Member of Parliament for Scarborough | |
In office 27 July 1886 – 26 July 1892 | |
Preceded by | Sir George Sitwell |
Succeeded by | Sir George Sitwell |
Editor of The Friend | |
In office 1872–1875 | |
Preceded by | John Frank |
Succeeded by | John Stephenson Rowntree |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1844 |
Died | 10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 70) |
Political party | Gladstonian liberal |
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