Hugh Mason was an English mill owner, social reformer and Liberal politician. He was born in Stalybridge and brought up in Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne until he entered the family cotton business
Portrait of Hugh Mason
The Manchester Reform Club building. Mason was a founder member of the club.
Hermann Sondermann Familie mit Frau am Spinnrad detail
The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. The first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats, it saw the Liberals
William Ewart Gladstone, 1892
Robert Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Charles Stewart Parnell Brady Handy