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- ↑ "Parliament - House Of Commons - New Writ", The Times, p. 6, 4 June 1908
- ↑ "The General Election - The Polls", The Times, p. 10, 22 January 1906
- ↑ "Pudsey by-election", Manchester Guardian , 8 June 1908
- ↑ "Election Intelligence", The Times, p. 9, 22 June 1908
- ↑ A Liberal Chronicle: Journals and Papers of J.A. Pease