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- ↑ "South St. Pancras". London Standard. London. 17 January 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ↑ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 330–331.
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 286.
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