Sir Alfred Watkin, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alfred Mellor Watkin, 2nd Baronet (11 August 1846 - 30 November 1914)[1][2][3] was a Liberal Party politician and railway engineer.
Alfred Watkin | |
|---|---|
 Sir Alfred Watkin | |
| Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby | |
| In office 1877–1880 | |
| Preceded by | John Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Edward Heneage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1846 Manchester |
| Died | November 30, 1914 (aged 68) Folkestone, Kent |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Elizabeth Smith
(m. 1876) |
| Parents | Sir Edward Watkin, Bt Mary Briggs Mellor |
Railway career
In 1863, around age 17, Watkin became an apprentice in the locomotive department of the West Midland Railway before being transferred the next year to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway where he qualified as an express engine driver. In 1866, he then became a locomotive inspector of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, and the South Eastern Railway. He became a locomotive independent of the latter in 1873, director in 1878, and chairman of its locomotive committee of directors from 1880 to 1900.[4]
Parliamentary career
He was elected Liberal MP for Great Grimsby at a by-election in 1877, gaining the seat from the Conservative Party. He did not attempt to retain the seat at the next election in 1880.[5]
Baronetage
He became the 2nd Baronet of Rose Hill upon his father Edward Watkin's death in 1901, and the title became extinct upon his own death in 1914.[4][6]
Other activities
During his life, Watkin was a Deputy Lieutenant of Middlesex, a Justice of the Peace, and a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold of Belgium.[4]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
- "Sir Alfred Mellor Watkin, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Foster, Joseph (1883). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons.
- "Alfred Mellor Watkin". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
|format=requires|url=(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. - Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alfred Watkin
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Chapman |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1877–1880 |
Succeeded by Edward Heneage |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Edward Watkin |
Baronet (of Rose Hill) 1901–1914 |
Extinct |