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⚫ '''Benjamin Charles Spoor''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC}} (2 June 1878 – 22 December 1928), ], was a British ] politician. He took a particular interest in ].


Born in ], ], he went to ], and came from a family of ]. An engineer by training, he later went into business as a builder's merchant. Before entering politics, he was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church. Born in ], ], he went to ], and came from a family of ]. An engineer by training, he later went into business as a builder's merchant. Before entering politics, he was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church.


At the ], he was elected as ] for ], and held the seat until his death at the age of fifty. In Parliament, he found himself at odds with many Labour MPs and contemplated joining the ]. He was the ] and ] in 1924, when he was made a ]. At the ], he was elected as ] for ], and held the seat until his death at the age of fifty. In Parliament, he found himself at odds with many Labour MPs and contemplated joining the ]. He was the ] and ] in 1924, when he was made a ].


He had suffered from poor health since contracting ] at ] during ]. On a visit to London in December 1928, he was found dead in bed at the Regent Palace Hotel. At the inquest, his son said that his father had taken to drinking heavily. His death, it was decided, was due to ] from disease of the ] and ], due to ]. He had suffered from poor health since contracting ] at ] during ]. On a visit to London in December 1928, he was found dead in bed at the ]. At the inquest, his son said that his father had taken to drinking heavily. His death, it was decided, was due to ] from disease of the ] and ], due to ].


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Latest revision as of 18:46, 24 October 2023

British politician

The Right HonourableBen SpoorOBE
Spoor
Member of Parliament
for Bishop Auckland
In office
1918–1928
Preceded byHenry Havelock-Allan, Bt
Succeeded byRuth Dalton
Personal details
BornBenjamin Charles Spoor
(1878-06-02)2 June 1878
Witton Park
Died22 December 1928(1928-12-22) (aged 50)
Regent Palace Hotel
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Annie Louisa Leybourne ​ ​(m. 1900; died 1920)​
Ann Mary Fraser ​(m. 1923)​
ChildrenAlec Spoor
Parents
  • John Joseph Spoor (father)
  • Merrion Spoor (mother)
EducationBishop Barrington School
Elmfield College, York

Benjamin Charles Spoor PC (2 June 1878 – 22 December 1928), OBE, was a British Labour Party politician. He took a particular interest in India.

Born in Witton Park, County Durham, he went to Elmfield College, York, and came from a family of Primitive Methodists. An engineer by training, he later went into business as a builder's merchant. Before entering politics, he was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church.

At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, and held the seat until his death at the age of fifty. In Parliament, he found himself at odds with many Labour MPs and contemplated joining the Liberal Party. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip in 1924, when he was made a Privy Councillor.

He had suffered from poor health since contracting malaria at Salonika during World War I. On a visit to London in December 1928, he was found dead in bed at the Regent Palace Hotel. At the inquest, his son said that his father had taken to drinking heavily. His death, it was decided, was due to syncope from disease of the heart and liver, due to chronic alcoholism.

References

  • The Times, 24 December 1928 (obituary), 27 December 1928 (inquest report)
  • The Fall of Lloyd George: The Political Crisis of 1922

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byHenry Havelock-Allan, Bt Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland
1918–1928 		Succeeded byRuth Dalton
Political offices
Preceded byBolton Eyres-Monsell Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
1924 		Succeeded byBolton Eyres-Monsell
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