Arthur Lever

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Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Baronet (17 November 1860 – 23 August 1924), known as Arthur Levy until 1896, was a Liberal Party politician in England.

Lever was Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich from 1906 to January 1910. He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1922 general election as National Liberal MP for Hackney Central, but stood down at the 1923 general election.

Born Arthur Levy, he assumed the surname of Lever in lieu of Levy by deed poll in 1896 and by Royal license in 1911. In 1911 he was made a Baronet, of Hans Crescent in Chelsea. His elder brother Maurice Levy was also a Liberal politician and was created a Baronet in 1913.

[edit] Sources

• Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Round	Member of Parliament for Harwich 1906–January 1910	Succeeded by Harry Kottingham Newton
Preceded by William Woolcock	Member of Parliament for Hackney Central 1922–1923	Succeeded by Leonard Benjamin Franklin
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new creation)	Baronet (of Hans Crescent) 1911–1924	Succeeded by Tresham Lever