1899 Oldham by-election
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The 1899 Oldham by-election occurred in the summer of that year, and involved a by-election to fill both seats in the two-member Oldham Parliamentary borough. The block voting method allowed each elec
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James Francis Oswald
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James Francis Oswald was a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham in 1895, resigning in 1899 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
1899 Oldham by-election
…by future Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. At the beginning of 1899, the two members of parliament for Oldham were Robert Ascroft and James Oswald. However, Oswald had been chronically ill for many months and had been absent from his Parliamentary duties and his constituency. He had indicated that…
Oswald in 1895.