Louis John Tillett (born 13 June 1865 in Sprowston, Norfolk and died 24 November 1929 in Buxton, Norfolk) was a Liberal Party politician. [1] [2]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich at the 1904 by-election on 15 January 1904. [3] He was re-elected in 1906 and held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1910 general election in January of that year. [1] [4]
Tillett's grandfather was liberal politician Jacob Henry Tillett, a former MP for Norwich and Mayor of Norwich (1875-1876). [5] He married the daughter of Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery curator James Reeve, Ellen May in 1896; she died in 1905. [6] Before his election to parliament, Tillett worked as a solicitor in Norwich. [7]
After retirement from political life, Tillett was still involved with the local community and it was during the great floods of 1912, in Norwich, that he was attributed to helping a pregnant lady, risking his own life to get her to safety. [8] [9]
Tillett died in Buxton, Norfolk, at the age of 64. He was described as "widely-loved" in the obituary within the local paper, with "the streets lined with hatless and reverent spectators". [5]
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| Preceded by Sir Harry Bullard Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | Member of Parliament for Norwich 1904–1910 With: George Henry Roberts | Succeeded by Sir Frederick Low George Henry Roberts |
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