John Maden

Sir John Henry Maden (11 September 1862 – 18 February 1920)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Rossendale in 1892, resigning in 1900 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He was again reelected for Rossendale in a 1917 by-election, retiring from politics when he lost his seat in the 1918 general election.

Maden was the head of the firm of John Maden & Sons, cotton spinners and manufacturers of Bacup and Manchester. He was an honorary freeman of Bacup of which he had been mayor thirteen times in all, eleven times in succession. He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1914 and was knighted the following year. He was also a Justice of the Peace.^[2]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Rcommons2.htm
^ The Times, 19 February 1920 p11

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Maden

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Hartington	Member of Parliament for Rossendale 1892 – 1900	Succeeded by Sir William Mather
Preceded by Lewis Harcourt	Member of Parliament for Rossendale 1917 – 1918	Succeeded by Robert Waddington

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Name	Maden, John Henry
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	11 September 1862
Place of birth
Date of death	18 February 1920
Place of death