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- ↑ Who was Who, OUP 2007
- ↑ Trevor Wilson, The Downfall of the Liberal Party; Cornell University Press, 1966 pp 160–161
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1919; Politico's Publications, 2004 p69
- ↑ The Times, 15 November 1920 p9
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918–1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p401