Percy Illingworth
Percy Illingworth | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 7 August 1912 – 3 January 1915 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | The Master of Elibank |
| Succeeded by | John Gulland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1869 |
| Died | 3 January 1915 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Coats |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Percy Holden Illingworth (19 March 1869 – 3 January 1915) was a British Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H. Asquith between 1912 and 1915.
Background and education
Illingworth was the third and youngest son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, a member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet. Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth, was his elder brother.[1] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he played rugby for the university, winning two sporting 'Blues' in The Varsity Matches of 1889 and 1890. He was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1894. He later served in the Second Boer War.[2]
Political career
In 1906 Illingworth was returned to Parliament for Shipley,[3] and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland (James Bryce and Augustine Birrell respectively) from 1906 to 1910.[2] From February 1910[4] to April 1912, he was a Junior Lord of the Treasury under H. H. Asquith. In 1912 Asquith appointed him Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury,[5] a post he held until his sudden death in early 1915. He had been nominated to the Privy Council but died before he could be sworn in.[6]
Family
Illingworth married Mary Mackenzie Coats (b. 1883), daughter of George Coats, of Staneley, Renfrewshire, on 16 January 1907, at Paisley. They had three sons. He died suddenly in January 1915[1] due to food poisoning from a bad oyster, aged only 45.
References
- 1 2 thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Sir Percy Holden Illingworth
- 1 2 "Illingworth, Percy Holden (ILNT887PH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28346. p. 1681. 8 March 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28585. p. 1447. 27 February 1912.
- ↑ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1915–1968
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Percy Illingworth
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir James Fortescue Flannery, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Shipley 1906–1915 |
Succeeded by Oswald Partington |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Master of Elibank |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1912–1915 |
Succeeded by John Gulland |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Master of Elibank |
Liberal Chief Whip 1912–1915 |
Succeeded by John Gulland |