John Charles Durant
John Charles Durant (15 July 1846 – 14 December 1929) was an English printer and a Liberal politician.
Durant was born at Fordingbridge, Hampshire,[1] the son of Christopher William Durant and his wife Sarah Coles. His father was an ironmonger of Epping, Essex. He was educated at British School, Fordingbridge, Hampshire. He began his career as a compositor and became a master printer He was a liberal and a "Christian Socialist" with an interest in land reform. He was an original founder of the Land Nationalisation Society, of the Land Restoration League, of the People's League, and the Democrat newspaper. He authored pamphlets on land and social questions.[2]
In the 1885 general election, Durant was elected Member of Parliament for Stepney but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.[3]
Durant died at the age of 85.
Durant married Alice Johnson, of Ockley, Surrey in 1874.
References
- ↑ British Census 1881 RG11 0946/26 p2
- ↑ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ↑ Leigh Rayment
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Charles Durant
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Stepney 1885 – 1886 |
Succeeded by Frederick Wootton Isaacson |