Harry Dixon Longbottom
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Rev. Harry Longbottom | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Liverpool | |
| In office 1950–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Joseph Jackson Cleary |
| Succeeded by | Colonel Vere Cotton C.B.E. |
The Reverend Harry Dixon Longbottom (1886–1962) was a British Baptist Minister and politician who served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
Biography
Longbottom was born in Yorkshire in 1886. He was elected to Liverpool City Council on 1 December 1925 as Conservative Protestant for Breckfield Ward.[citation needed] In 1926 he lost his seat by only 46 votes but regained a council place for St. Domingo ward on 31 October 1930.[citation needed]
He stood as a Liverpool Protestant Party candidate unsuccessfully for Kirkdale in the 1931 general election.[citation needed] He tried again unsuccessfully in 1935. He was elected as an Alderman in 1935.[citation needed]
He served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool from 1950-51.[1]
See also
- 1925 Liverpool City Council election
- 1930 Liverpool City Council election
- 1935 Liverpool City Council election
- Liverpool City Council
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
References
- ^ "List of Lord Mayors of Liverpool" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2016.
