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British politician (1857–1909)
Sir John Bamford Slack (11 July 1857 – 11 February 1909) was a British politician, member of the
Liberal Party and
Methodist lay preacher.
Life
Slack was born in
Ripley, Derbyshire in 1857. His
Liberal
Wesleyan Methodist parents were Mary Ann (born Bamford) and Thomas Slack. His maternal grandfather made bricks and his younger sister was the temperance activist
Agnes Elizabeth Slack.
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He was elected to the
House of Commons for the constituency of
St Albans at the
1904 St Albans by-election,
[2] replacing
Vicary Gibbs.
In 1905, he introduced a bill for
women's suffrage, which was talked out.
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He received a knighthood.
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He married Alice Maud Mary Bretherton (died 1932), who after his death; became the first wife of Sir
Banister Flight Fletcher.
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References
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^ Eve Colpus, ‘Slack , Agnes Elizabeth (1858–1946)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2012
accessed 10 Aug 2017
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The New York Times, Sunday, 14 February 1904, Page 4, 106 words. LIBERALS WIN IN ELECTION.; J. Bamford Slack Sent to Parliament by Hertfordshire Constituency.
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The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result
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Purvis, June. Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography - Google Books Result
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Crawford, Elizabeth. The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 - Google Books Result
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Jeremy, David J. Religion, Business, and Wealth in Modern Britain - Google Books Result
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National Portrait Gallery - Alice Maud Mary Bretherton
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