Political Career
He was a Liberal Party supporter and contested the December 1910 General election as Liberal candidate for the London University seat. Following the election he was adopted as Prospective Liberal candidate, first for Islington East and then in 1913 for Harborough in Leicestershire. Harborough was a Liberal seat and a general election, expected to take place in 1914 would most likely have seen him elected to parliament. However, he resigned as prospective candidate just before the war started.
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