Alfred Tobin
Sir Alfred Aspinall Tobin (26 December 1855 – 30 November 1939)[1] was a Conservative Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Preston.
He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1903 and Recorder of Salford between 1904 and 1916.[2]
His maiden speech occurred during a debate on Training Colleges, in which he spoke of Preston's denominational schools.[3]
He was appointed a Judge of the County Courts in 1915, necessitating a by-election in Preston.[4]
At Westminster County Court, he rebuked a woman for using a powder-puff in his presence.[5]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ The county families of the United Kingdom Extract from County Families of the United Kingdom
- ^ Training Colleges and Secondary Schools Hansard Archive
- ^ "No. 29189". The London Gazette. 11 June 1915. p. 5630.
- ^ Archive story Trove
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alfred Aspinall Tobin
- Portraits of Alfred Tobin at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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