27 March 1869
Birth of John Robert Clynes
Birth of John Robert Clynes
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Oldham in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Birth of John Robert Clynes
Fails in his first attempt to be elected to Parliament, defeated by 1,300
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham, joint Member of Parliament for Oldham with Winston Churchill
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham
Churchill claims "a seat lost to the Government is a seat gained to the Boers"
Appointed Prospective Member of Parliament for Oldham
Informs his constituency he will not contest the next election. Churchill has decided to join the Liberal Party
Informs his constituency he will not contest the next election
Birth of Walter Winterbottom
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham
Fails to get re-elected for his Oldham seat
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham West & Royston
Provenance
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