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Biography
Prof. Maurice Alfred Gerothwol (1877-11 November 1941), was a British publicist who wrote on international affairs and Liberal Party politician.
Background
He was the son of B. S. Gerothwohl, city merchant and Stéphanie Vuillien. He was educated in Paris, Brussels and Heidelberg.
Professional career
He wrote numerous articles on foreign politics in the daily, weekly, and monthly press, on Education and French literature. He wrote numerous school and University French texts. He was Co-Editor of Lord D’Abernon’s Diary. He was London Diplomatic Correspondent to the Star and to Universal Service, USA.
Political career
He was Liberal candidate for the Leicester West division at the 1924 General Election. During the campaign he had success questioning the Labour candidate on their policy of a capital levy. This endeared him to Unionists and one local ward association actually urged their supporters to vote for him. However, the Labour candidate held on by just 737 votes. He was then Liberal candidate for the Faversham division of Kent at the 1929 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adam Maitland | 16,219 | 41.3 | -0.4 | |
| Labour | Dudley Leigh Aman | 15,275 | 38.9 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Prof. Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl | 7,782 | 19.8 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 944 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
He did not stand for parliament again.
Publications
- Nero in Modern Literature, 1905
- Chatterton, a play in four acts, 1909
Honours and awards
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Roumania
- Commander of the Star of Roumania
- Holy Redeemer of Greece
- Officer of the Crown of Belgium
- Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight of the Crown of Italy