Early CDV REV. CHAS. LEACH, F.G.S photographer J Fisher North Kensington RARE For Sale

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Early CDV REV. CHAS. LEACH, F.G.S photographer J Fisher North Kensington RARE:
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In May 1908 Leach was invited to contest theColne Valley constituencyas aLiberal Partycandidate. A former member of theIndependent Labour Party, he described himself as an "evolutionarysocialist".He was described byThe Timesas a weak candidate, but one who stood to inherit the strong Colne Valley Liberal vote,and at theJanuary 1910 general election, he defeated theIndependentMPVictor Grayson. The votes were counted and the result declared atSlaithwaite Town Hall.

He made his maiden speech on 11 April 1910 supporting one of the resolutions that led up to theParliament Act 1911. He was re-elected inDecember 1910, when he only faced aConservativeopponent.Leach supportedwomen's suffrage, but registered his opposition to the actions of thesuffragettes.He also supported the Government in passing theNational Insurance Act 1911. In February 1911 he introduced his private members Trade Union Billto try to overcome the problems caused by theOsborne judgment, but it was to disappear into the parliamentary timetable. Despite this he was a very active backbencher asking numerous questions of ministers.

Leach continued to preach occasionally while a Member of Parliament; he also travelled widely including to the near East, Canada and the USA.

Appointed as aChaplainto the Armed Forces, 4th class, during theFirst World War(at outbreak of which he was 67 years old), his duty was to visit the wounded in the London Military Hospitals. In 1915 the strain of this and his parliamentary duties became too much and he dropped out of public life. It was reported that he had suffered a nervous breakdown, and had to move to a nursing home in London. In reality it was much starker and he had been committed to Northumberland House,Green Lanes, a privatelunatic asylum. He was declared to be suffering from an unsound mind, brain deterioration and loss of memory. This would appear to have some physical cause and may well have beenvascular dementiacaused by small strokes or similar. Some eight months later he was found still to be of unsound mind and his seat was declared vacant under theLunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act— the only MP ever disqualified under that Act.[35]Probably this was due to Parliament having already been prolonged and it being impossible to hold a general election while the war persisted. Normally MPs are just allowed to retire quietly at the next election. At the resultingby-electionon 25 August 1916, the LiberalFrederick Mallalieuwas elected unopposed to succeed him.

Leach died in 1919, aged 72.

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