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Joseph Leigh
Person involved in the 17th century publishing trade

Joseph Leigh

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Sir Joseph Leigh (1841 – 22 September 1908), was a British Liberal Party politician and Cotton spinner.

Background

He was the eldest son of Thomas Leigh, cotton spinner of Stockport. He was educated at Stockport Grammar School. He married in 1868, Alice Ann Adamson. They had four sons and two daughters. He was knighted in 1894. He was also made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, in France.

Civic career

He was a member, latterly an Alderman of the Borough of Stockport Council for 29 years. He served as the borough's Mayor from 1885-89. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and Stockport. He was made an Honourable Freeman of the Borough of Stockport. He was Chairman and promoter of Stockport Technical School. He was a Director of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Political career

At parliamentary elections he contested, as a Liberal party candidate, the dual member seat of Stockport in 1885, 1886, 1892, 1895 and 1900. He sat as Liberal MP for Stockport from 1892–95 and from 1900–06.

PartyCandidateVotes%±
LiberalSir Joseph Leigh5,66626.5+1.8
ConservativeBeresford Valentine Melville5,37725.2-0.2
LiberalG Green5,20024.4+1.6
ConservativeDr A P Hillier5,09823.9-3.2
Turnout87.6-3.8
Majority5682.6
Majority1770.8
Conservative holdSwing
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing

He stood down at the General Election of January 1906.He did not stand for parliament again.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sydney Gedge
Member of Parliament for Stockport
1892 – January 1895
Succeeded by
Beresford Valentine Melville
Preceded by
George Whiteley
Member of Parliament for Stockport
1900 – January 1906
Succeeded by
James Duckworth
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