Arthur Winterbotham

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Arthur Brend Winterbotham (19 April 1838 – 8 September 1892) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.

Winterbotham was the son of Lindsey Winterbotham and Sarah Ann Page. His father was a banker of Stroud, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Amersham School. After joining Thomas Hunt as partner in Cam Mill (previously known as Corrietts Mill) he moved to Cam, Gloucestershire, where he was a cloth manufacturer. He built a house at Norman Hill, Dursley, Gloucestershire. [1]

In 1885, Winterbotham was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Cirencester. He held the seat until his death in 1892 aged 54. [2]

Winterbotham married Elizabeth Strachan in 1863 and had two sons Arthur and Herbert. His brother Henry Selfe Page Winterbotham was also a Member of Parliament.

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References

  1. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  2. "Leigh Rayment". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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