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- ↑ "The late Mr. Stanley Leighton, M.P., F.S.A.". The Shrewsbury Chronicle. 10 May 1901. p. 6.
- ↑ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 336–337.
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 269.
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